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<font face='Lucida Grande' size='4'><b>*** LAST CALL FOR PAPERS ***<br></b><br>The 6th International Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES 2018)<br><br>St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus, 1-2 October, 2018<br><br><a href="http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=c2NlLmNhcmxldG9uLmNhICwJCQlmZy1hcmNAbGlzdHMudW5pLXBhZGVyYm9ybi5kZQlUaGUgNnRoIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBFbnRlcnByaXNlIFN5c3RlbXMgKEVTIDIwMTgpOiBMYXN0IENhbGwgZm9yIFBhcGVycyAoKioqIEZpbmFsIEV4dGVuc2lvbiBEZWFkbGluZSAqKiopCTIwOQlMaXN0cwkxNjAJY2xpY2sJeWVzCW5v&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cyprusconferences.org%2Fes2018">http://www.cyprusconferences.org/es2018</a><br></font><font face='Lucida Grande'><br>*** Submission Deadline: 18 June, 2018 (final and firm) ***<br><br><br><b><u>WELCOME</u></b><br><br>Welcome to the 6th International Conference on Enterprise Systems.<br>Enterprise Systems (ES), also referred to as Enterprise Information Systems,<br>has become increasingly popular over the last 20 years because it integrates<br>and extends business processes across the boundaries of business functions<br>and corporate walls, as well as country border lines. The International<br>Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES) has been held every year since 2013.<br>The sixth in the series will be held at St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus,<br>8-9 October, 2018. The conference is hosted by the Department of Computer<br>Science, University of Cyprus.<br><br>This conference series is focusing on both the technical and application<br>aspects of enterprise systems, the complex and cross-disciplinary<br>problems of enterprise integration, and the new technological frontiers<br>such as Industrial Integration, Industrial Information Integration, and<br>Industry 4.0. The objectives of the conference are to provide high quality<br>research and professional interactions for the advancement of science<br>and technology. The main features of the conference include Keynote<br>Speeches, Regular and Special Sessions. It has been highlighted by the<br>IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society: <a href="http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=c2NlLmNhcmxldG9uLmNhICwJCQlmZy1hcmNAbGlzdHMudW5pLXBhZGVyYm9ybi5kZQlUaGUgNnRoIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBFbnRlcnByaXNlIFN5c3RlbXMgKEVTIDIwMTgpOiBMYXN0IENhbGwgZm9yIFBhcGVycyAoKioqIEZpbmFsIEV4dGVuc2lvbiBEZWFkbGluZSAqKiopCTIwOQlMaXN0cwkxNjAJY2xpY2sJeWVzCW5v&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeesmc.org%2F">http://ieeesmc.org/</a> .<br><br><br><b><u>SCOPE</u></b><br><br>We welcome original and survey articles about the latest advances of<br>technology. The final results can be state-of-the-art, requirements,<br>fundamental theories, models, frameworks, algorithms, methodologies,<br>platforms, protocols, prototypes, testbeds, field trials, case<br>studies/stories, field experiences, standardization efforts, regulatory<br>activities, education and training innovations, etc. The application<br>areas include aeronautics and astronautics, agriculture, automotive,<br>building, construction, energy, finance, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing,<br>process industry, power, transportation, etc.<br><br><br><b><u>TOPICS</u></b><br><br>The topics of interest include but are not limited to:<br><br>• Enterprise Systems for Industry 4.0<br>• Cyber Physical Systems for Industry 4.0<br>• Internet of Things for Industry 4.0<br>• Big Data for Industry 4.0<br>• Security and Privacy Protection for Industry 4.0<br>• System Engineering and Human Factors for Industry 4.0<br>• IoT-enabled Smart Manufacturing<br><br>A full list of subtopics for each one of the above topics can be found<br>on the conference web site.<br><br><br><b><u>PAPER SUBMISSION<br></u></b><br>The submitted paper should adhere to the double-blind review policy. All<br>papers will be double-blind reviewed by the Program Committee on the basis<br>of technical quality, relevance, originality, significance, and clarity. All paper<br>submissions will be handled electronically. Papers that do not comply with<br>the Submission Guidelines will be rejected without review.<br><br>Paper types:<br>• Full papers present final result. They must not exceed 8 pages.<br>• Short papers can contain preliminary results. They must not exceed 6<br>pages.<br>• Work-in-progress papers to present valuable and latest progresses of<br>ongoing projects: 4 pages.<br><br>Note, all manuscripts shall be written in English, using the IEEE conference<br>template (double column, size 10). Templates can be found at:<br><a href="http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=c2NlLmNhcmxldG9uLmNhICwJCQlmZy1hcmNAbGlzdHMudW5pLXBhZGVyYm9ybi5kZQlUaGUgNnRoIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBFbnRlcnByaXNlIFN5c3RlbXMgKEVTIDIwMTgpOiBMYXN0IENhbGwgZm9yIFBhcGVycyAoKioqIEZpbmFsIEV4dGVuc2lvbiBEZWFkbGluZSAqKiopCTIwOQlMaXN0cwkxNjAJY2xpY2sJeWVzCW5v&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ieee.org%2Fconferences_events%2Fconferences%2Fpublishing%2Ftemplates.html">https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html</a> .<br><br>Please use the following submission link for Easy Chair:<br><a href="http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=c2NlLmNhcmxldG9uLmNhICwJCQlmZy1hcmNAbGlzdHMudW5pLXBhZGVyYm9ybi5kZQlUaGUgNnRoIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBFbnRlcnByaXNlIFN5c3RlbXMgKEVTIDIwMTgpOiBMYXN0IENhbGwgZm9yIFBhcGVycyAoKioqIEZpbmFsIEV4dGVuc2lvbiBEZWFkbGluZSAqKiopCTIwOQlMaXN0cwkxNjAJY2xpY2sJeWVzCW5v&url=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair.org%2Fconferences%2F%3Fconf%3Des20180">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=es20180</a> .<br><br><br><b><u>PUBLICATION AND SPECIAL ISSUES<br></u></b><br>Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into the IEEE Xplore<br>Database which is indexed by EI. Furthermore, selected papers will be<br>invited for a special issue by the <i>Journal of Industrial Integration and<br>Management</i>, World Scientific, with theme "Next-Generation Enterprise<br>Systems in the Industrial Integration Era". More information is available<br>on the conference web site.<br><br><br><b><u>IMPORTANT DATES<br></u></b><br>• Regular Paper Submissions (al types) due: 18th June 2018 (final and firm)<br>• Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 23rd July 2018<br>• Camera-Ready Versions of Accepted Papers: 13th August 2018<br>• Author Registration: 13th August 2018<br>• Early Non-Author Registration: 10th September 2018<br>• Late Non-Author Registration: after 10th September 2018<br><br><br><b><u>ORGANIZING COMMITTEE<br></u></b><br><u>Honorary General Chairs</u><br>• Aurona Gerber, South Africa, IEEE SMC EAE TC Chair<br>• Alta Van der Merwe, South Africa, IEEE SMC EAE TC Chair<br>• Li Da Xu, USA, IEEE SMC EIS TC Co-Chair<br><br><u>Program Chair<br></u> • George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus<br><br><u>Program Co-Chairs<br></u>• Ling Xia Li, Old Dominion University, USA<br>• Wattana Golf Viriyasitavat, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand<br>• Yale Yu, Infosys Australia & New Zealand<br>• Chris Zhang, University of Saskatchewan, Canada<br>• Zhuo Zou, Fudan University, China<br><br><u>Program Committee<br></u><a href="http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=c2NlLmNhcmxldG9uLmNhICwJCQlmZy1hcmNAbGlzdHMudW5pLXBhZGVyYm9ybi5kZQlUaGUgNnRoIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBFbnRlcnByaXNlIFN5c3RlbXMgKEVTIDIwMTgpOiBMYXN0IENhbGwgZm9yIFBhcGVycyAoKioqIEZpbmFsIEV4dGVuc2lvbiBEZWFkbGluZSAqKiopCTIwOQlMaXN0cwkxNjAJY2xpY2sJeWVzCW5v&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cyprusconferences.org%2Fes2018%2Fpages%2Fpc.html">http://www.cyprusconferences.org/es2018/pages/pc.html</a><br></font>

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