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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=IT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=EN-US>[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*********************************************************************** <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> 6th IEEE International Conference on<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Digital Ecosystems Technologies - Complex Environment Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span>IEEE DEST-CEE 2012<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 18-20 June 2012 - Campione d'Italia, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> http://sesar.dti.unimi.it/DEST2012/<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>***********************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>In our Digital Age, strong development of digital network infrastructure has dominated our<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>service delivery, economic growth and life style. Future applications in domains such as<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Healthcare/Health-Science, Energy, Social Networks and Logistics demand infrastructures<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>that are more agile than those operated currently. Digital Ecosystems aim to capture the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>notion of such agile and adaptive infrastructures. Digital Ecosystem Technologies encompass<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>the advent of the whole spectrum of Internet technologies, starting from the hyperlinked<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>web towards pervasive internet applications, from Peer-to-Peer systems to Grid<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>middleware, followed by Cloud Services, Agent technologies, Sensor Networks and Cyber-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Physical systems, which has become a major theme for business process digitalization.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Digital Ecosystems inherit concepts of open, loosely coupled, demand-driven, domain clustered,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>agent-based self-organized collaborative environments where species/agents form a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>temporary coalition (or longer term) for a specific purpose or goals. Within this environment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>everyone is proactive and responsive for their own benefit or profit. The essence of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>digital ecosystems is the adoption of ecological system concepts, and creating value by<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>making connections through collective intelligence and promoting collaboration instead of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>unbridled competition and ICT-based catalyst effects in a number of domains, to produce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>networked enriched communities and solutions. Today's global challenges such as in Energy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>and Sustainability, Healthcare and an Aging Society, Public Safety and Security, or Democracy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>and Participation/Involvement confront us with the most Complex Environments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Traditional ICT-support has often increased complexity, thus making the challenges even<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>more severe. The Digital Ecosystem perspective aims to address the twofold challenge of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Complex Environment Engineering and Digital Ecosystem Technology mapping. The complexity<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>of both the challenges and the technological solutions has to be acknowledged.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>IEEE DEST-CEE is jointly conducted with IFIP 2.6 - 2.12 SIMPDA (International Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>on Data Driven Process Discovery and Analysis, http://sesar.dti.unimi.it/SIMPDA2012).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>This acknowledges the key role of business process data modeling, representation and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>privacy-aware analysis for Digital Ecosystems, and vice versa. Further, the Innovation Adoption<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Forum underpins the importance of public-private partnership as the key for delivering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>sustainable solutions for our Complex Living and Business Environment û and thus our<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Digital Ecosystem Habitat. Our Keynotes, Panels and Sessions will tackle the multifaceted<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>challenges and solutions from various stakeholders’ perspectives.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>This call for papers and additional information about the conference can be found at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>http://sesar.dti.unimi.it/DEST2012/. For information regarding the conference you may<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR>contact: fulvio.frati@unimi.it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>IMPORTANT DATES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Submission of Full Papers: 15 March 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Notification of Acceptance: 19 April 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Submission of Camera Ready Papers: 21 May 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Conference: 18 - 20 June 2012<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CONFERENCE GENERAL CHAIRS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Ernesto Damiani, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Achim P. Karduck, Furtwangen University, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>TECHNICAL PROGRAMME CHAIRS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Elizabeth Chang, DEBII, Curtin University, Perth, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Mark Hedges, Centre for e-Research, Kings College, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>PUBLICITY CHAIR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Matthew Smith, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>REGIONAL AREA CHAIRS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Moataz A. Ahmed, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Paolo Ceravolo, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Ralph Deters, University of Saskatchewan, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Christian Guetl, Graz University of Technology, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Farookh Hussain, Curtin University, Perth, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Jie Liu, Fudan University, Shanghai, China<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>INNOVATION ADOPTION CHAIRS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Achim P. Karduck, Furtwangen University, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- O. Sinan Tumer, SAP Research, US<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>WEB CHAIR<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Fulvio Frati, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CHAIR OF ADVISORY BOARD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Tharam Dillon, Chair IEEE TC-II<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>INTERN. ADVISORY BOARD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Michael Brodie, Verizon, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Armando Colombo, Schneider Electric, Germany<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Leopoldo G Franquelo, President IEEE IES<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Kouhei Ohnishi, Ex. President IEEE-IES<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Wolfgang Prinz, Fraunhofer FIT, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Csaba A. Szabo, Budapest University, Hungary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Sirin Teriknay, Ozyegin University, Turkey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- O.Sinan Tumer, SAP Research, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Bogdan Wilamowski, Editor-in-Chief for IEEE TIE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Xinghuo Yu, IEEE IES AdCOM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>PAPER SUBMISSION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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=ieeedestcee2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CONFERENCE VENUE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>From Malpensa Airport Campione can be reached by car or shuttle in approximately 50 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CONFERENCE TRACKS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>* Area I: Foundations and Technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Area I deals with the basic ICT foundations of digital ecosystems, including large-scale, virtualized<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>infrastructures, hosting ecosystem services and processes. Ecosystems require a novel approach to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>ICT technology development, closely related to the engineering of complex systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Area I includes two one-day tracks that feature contributions on how the technological support for<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>digital ecosystems is emerging.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track A: Foundations of Digital Ecosystems and Complex Environment Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Pierpaolo Andriani, Euromed Management School, France<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Pierfranco Ferronato, Soluta.net, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Gabriele Gianini, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track A addresses the foundations of Digital Ecosystems in the context of Complex Environments<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Engineering. A digital ecosystem is defined as an open, loosely coupled, demand-driven, domain<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>clustered, agent -based self organized environment where species/agents form short and long-term<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>coalitions for specific purposes or goals, and everyone is proactive and responsive for its own benefit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>or profit. Interactions among peers in Digital Ecosystems may involve, besides unbridled<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>competition, new modalities of pre-competitive and collaborative partnerships . Digital ecosystems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>are characterized by complexity – demanding radically new solutions. This track focuses on<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>the theoretical foundations, that can be drawn upon form various disciplines.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The focus of Track A is on, but is not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Models for Digital Ecosystems and Complex Environments<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Economic and Value Models for Digital Ecosystems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Techniques for Coordination, Availability and Resource Allocation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Ontologies for service and data semantics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track B: Technology Infrastructure for Digital Ecosystems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Lionel Brunie, INSA-Lyon, France<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Harald Kosch, University of Passau, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The ICT infrastructure underlying digital ecosystem must ensure the basis for digital ecosystems'<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>economic operation. Track B will include contributions on how the ICT infrastructure can enable<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Digital Ecosystems by providing the required connectivity, mobility, availability, and security solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Typically, members of an ecosystem employ technological agents to procure products and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>access services on their behalf in order to achieve collective and individual goals. The ICT infrastructure<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>needs to provide solution ensuring that the ecosystem's resources are available as and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>when they are legitimately needed, protecting confidential information from loss and avoiding<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>corruption of information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The focus of Track B is on, but not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Knowledge representation and management in Digital Ecosystems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Secure Information Exchange in Digital Ecosystems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Models and Technologies for Human-Space Computing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Processes and Services in Cyber-Physical Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Collaborative Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>* Area II: Sustainable Domain Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Area II presents contributions in various application domains, organized in half-day<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>tracks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Just as the development of Smart Grids required the convergence of energy and information<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>system infrastructures, radically new approaches to the design, convergence, and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>adoption of systems are required for future solutions in a variety of domains. Radically<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>increasing the involvement of stakeholders with complex environments is one potential<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>route for providing solutions in these domains, for example in energy systems or<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>healthcare. In the longer term, approaches for enabling collaborative ecosystems may<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>lead to high-impact solutions for today´s most pressing challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The “Sustainable Domain Solutions” tracks will identify domain requirements, research<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>challenges and systems solutions with respect to the concept of Digital Ecosystems and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Complex Environment Engineering, as outlined in the background and objectives of IEEE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>DEST 2012:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Digital Ecosystems inherit concepts of open, loosely coupled, demand-driven, domain clustered, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>agent-based, self-organized, collaborative environments, where species/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>agents form a temporary (or longer-term) coalition for a specific purpose or goal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Within this context, the tracks will focus on, but not be limited to, the following issues:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Scalability and availability, with respect to large infrastructure platforms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Evolvability, with respect to the introduction and life-cycle of service platforms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Usability, with respect to human factors and user benefits<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track C: Cyber-Physical Energy Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Neil Brown, Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD), De Montfort University, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Rupert Gammon, Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD) , De Montfort University, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Peter Palensky, Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Cyber-Physical Energy Systems address the merging of IT and energy infrastructures, with<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>the aim of achieving more energy-efficient and sustainable lifestyles. The coordination of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>the various stakeholders involved in the future energy market raises many challenges, for<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>example the data-intensive and complex event processing required.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>An example is provided by research driven by the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>increase the use of new and renewable energy technologies, and provide a high quality,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>comfortable, safe and efficient built environment. Such applied research aims to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>exploit the potential of information technology to boost energy efficiency and minimize<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>our environmental footprint, while preserving or improving the quality of life for every<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>individual in every nation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We are looking for papers that address medium-scale/large-scale and medium-term/long<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>-term challenges for cyber-physical energy systems, and indicate/demonstrate potential<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track D: Healthcare and Sustainable Living<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Rémi Bastide, ISIS-University Centre for Health Informatics, Carmaux, France<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Matthew Smith, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>eHealth, Telemedicine, and Bio-System Research Systems all describe approaches to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>improving the capacity of healthcare systems through fundamental and applied research,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>technology, and services. Researchers and companies are, for example, exploring the use<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>of sensor devices, human-system interfaces, and medical record systems in order to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>provide radically new solutions for helping patients.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>These advances require structural changes as well as technological development. Societies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>are facing an increase in chronic degenerative diseases that require monitoring and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>long-term patient management, the growing desire of patients to be treated in a family<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>environment in order to protect their social ties, and, finally, a need to reduce costs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>These factors necessitate a new strategic orientation in services offered by healthcare<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>systems, in particular the transfer of a large portion of care activities from the hospital to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>the patient’s residence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We are looking for papers that address medium-scale/large-scale and medium-term/long<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>-term challenges for healthcare and sustainable living, and indicate/demonstrate potential<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track E: Digital Humanities<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Tobias Blanke, King’s College London, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Stuart Dunn, King’s College London, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The digital humanities form a bridge between the traditional practices of scholarship and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>the opportunities afforded by advances in technology, enabling researchers to reconsider<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>old problems in new ways, and providing the methods, tools and frameworks to support<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>them in developing new modes of enquiry. On the one hand, the humanities are faced<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>with ever greater volumes of complex data and digital resources, for example from the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>increasing mass digitisation of historical records. On the other hand, research in the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>humanities is moving away from the model of individual scholars to one in which international<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>and inter-disciplinary teams of researchers collaborate actively within a diverse<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>ecosystem of digital resources, tools, and services, not forgetting of course the users<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>themselves – the rapid evolution of Web technologies continues to privilege the human<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>as a key agent, both as provider and consumer of content, and this in turn is investing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>humanities scholarship with an increasing awareness of vast new audiences and potential<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>participants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We are looking for papers that address medium-scale/large-scale and medium-term/long<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>-term challenges for digital humanities, and indicate/demonstrate potential solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track F: Collaborative Platforms for Sustainable Logistics and Transportation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Frederick Benaben, Ecole de Mines d'Albi-Carmaux, France<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Amadou Sienou, Abamix Research, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Hervé Pingaud, University JF Champollion, France<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Across application domains, organizations and enterprises (such as Small-Medium Enterprises)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>gain their strengths from flexible market orientation, agile value chains and cluster<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>-based innovation capacity. The changing global (business) environment challenges all<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>organizations to aim for agility and performance-driven management through process focused<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>thinking. These challenges reach far beyond the business world, affecting for<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>example the formation and coordination of emergency teams in case of environmental<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>disasters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>For the effective collaboration of all the partners in such scenarios, the agility aspect of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>the Digital Ecosystem paradigm demands explicit support for risk management and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>collaboration. Agility implies the continuous improvement and reengineering of the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>business processes involved. However, the outcome of such process management efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>is risky because of the lack of operational information about future processes, so risk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>management is a key component. Similarly, collaboration support is required to allow<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>real-time information sharing and interaction of the parties involved, for example in case<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>of deviation from the agreed-upon target process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We are looking for papers that address medium-scale/large-scale and medium-term/long<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>-term challenges for collaboration in the domain of logistics, including risk-management<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>scenarios (e.g. after the occurrence of an environmental disaster), and that indicate/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>demonstrate potential solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track G: Platforms for Social and Community Involvement/Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Track co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Francois Grey, Tsinghua University, China<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Margaret Tan, Singapore Internet Research Center, Singapore<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The internet, together with other advances in ICT such as the increased take-up of smart<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>mobile devices, is enabling a new era of community engagement. In science, the application<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>of volunteer computing is providing examples of engagement in which members of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>the public can contribute to scientific advances of social importance. Examples include<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>modelling climate change (ClimatePrediction.net), developing drugs for AIDS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>(FightAids@home), or simulating the spread of malaria (MalariaControl.net). The participatory<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>ecosystem is becoming still wider with projects such as GalaxyZoo, in which volunteers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>contribute their “thinking” rather than their computers, and global initiatives to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>broaden take-up such as Africa@home and Asia@home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>On the social side, we are seeing substantial evidence of the role that digital technologies,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>especially the “Social Web” such as blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and video sharing sites, can<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>play in community activism. The Social Web is in some quarters becoming the mainstream<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>method for connecting people, sharing information, and influencing developments,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>particularly in areas where traditional modes of communication operate less<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>effectively. This is reflected in a number of recent geopolitical events that have been<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>referred to as “Twitter Revolutions”, and these technologies have played an undeniable<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-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=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>earthquake. The use of these technologies has however led to debates concerning the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>extent to which such digital technologies genuinely promote more democratic community<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>action, and the extent to which they can be exploited by the powerful to reinforce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>their positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We are looking for papers that address medium-scale/large-scale and medium-term/long<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>-term challenges for social involvement/engagement, and indicate/demonstrate potential<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>solutions.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>