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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=IT link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>=========================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>2020 IEEE International Conference on Fog Computing (ICFC 2020)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>April 21-24, 2020 - Sydney, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Website: https://sites.google.com/view/icfc2020/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icfc2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Co-located with CPS-IoT Week (https://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~cpsiot/cpsweek2020/)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>=========================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Important Dates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Submission registration and abstract: November 15, 2019 AoE (extended)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Full paper submission: November 22, 2019 AoE (extended)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Acceptance notification: January 15, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Camera-ready papers due: February 7, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Conference: April 21-24, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Context and Scope<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Fog computing is the extension of cloud computing into its edge and the physical world to meet the data volume and decision velocity requirements in many emerging applications, such as augmented and virtual realities (AR/VR), cyber-physical systems (CPS), intelligent and autonomous systems, and mission-critical systems. The boundary between powerful centralized cloud and massively distributed, Internet connected sensors, actuators, and "things" is blurred in this new computing paradigm.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The 2020 IEEE International Conference on Fog Computing (ICFC 2020), colocated with the CPS-IoT Week 2020 in Sydney, April 21-24, 2020, brings together researchers and practitioners across academia, industry, and governments to exchange visions, technical challenges, and research outcomes in a single forum. ICFC takes a broad view of Fog Computing, including computation, connectivity, mobility, sensing and actuation, theories, and systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>ICFC topics of interest include but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* System architecture for fog computing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Coordination between cloud, fog, and sensing/actuation endpoints<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Connectivity, storage, and computation in the edge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Data processing and management for fog computing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Efficient and embedded AI in the fog<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* System and network manageability<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Middleware and coordination platforms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Power, energy, and resource management<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Device and hardware support for fog computing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Programming models, abstractions, and software engineering for fog computing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Security, privacy, and ethics issues related to fog computing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Theoretical foundations and formal methods for fog computing systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Applications and practical experiences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Special Issue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Authors of accepted papers can submit an extended version of their papers to a Special Issue on "Cloud and Fog Computing" of the journal Springer-Nature Computer Science (https://www.springer.com/journal/42979).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Manuscript Guidelines and Submission<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Authors are invited to submit original unpublished research manuscripts that demonstrate current research in all areas of fog computing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Manuscripts are submitted in PDF format and are limited to 6 single-spaced double-column pages (plus at most 2 extra pages) using 10-point size font on 8.5x11 inch pages, including figures, tables, and references. Please refer to IEEE proceedings templates (https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html) for templates and complete formatting instructions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Manuscripts are submitted via the Easychair Conference Management System:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icfc2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>All manuscripts will be reviewed and judged on correctness, originality, technical strength, rigour in analysis, quality of results, quality of presentation, and interest and relevance to the conference attendees. Accepted papers will included in the conference proceedings that will be published through the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Please visit ICFC website at https://sites.google.com/view/icfc2020/call-for-papers for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Organization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>General Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Erol Gelenbe, IITIS, Polish Academy of Science, Poland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Jie Liu, Microsoft Research<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Program Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Valeria Cardellini, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Song Guo, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Workshop Chair:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>David Bermbach, TU Berlin, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Publication Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Vincenzo De Maio, Vienna University of Technology, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Javid Taheri, Karlstad University, Sweden<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Publicity Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Valeria Cardellini, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stefano Forti, University of Pisa, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Technical Program Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The international programme committee is listed on https://sites.google.com/view/icfc2020/program-commitee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>=============================================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Follow ICFC 2020 on:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Twitter: https://twitter.com/icfc2020/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/icfc2020/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>=============================================<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /> <table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;">
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