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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> Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Special Issue on Models and Protocols for Digital Ecosystems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Springer Computing Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <a href="http://www.springer.com/computer/journal/607">http://www.springer.com/computer/journal/607</a> <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><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Digital Ecosystems are an emerging paradigm capturing the behavior of <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>large-scale collaborating communities on the global ICT infrastructure. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Such behavior includes critical features like dynamicity of coalitions, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>different data access paradigms (including the ones known as “big data”), <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>vulnerability to new types of attacks and support for innovative value <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>generation and sharing.<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 special issue is open to researchers from both academia and industry <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>working on the Digital Ecosystem paradigm.<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>Topics of interest include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>1. Models for the design, verification, and validation of functional and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> non-functional features of ecosystem coalitions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>2. Protocols and interaction techniques suitable for large-scale ecosystem <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> collaborations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>3. Design and access frameworks for ecosystem "big data" layers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>4. Value and revenue models for business ecosystems.<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>Contributions are sought on novel theoretical approaches, as well as on <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>practical experiences and experimental results regarding Digital Ecosystems.<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>* Important Dates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- December 15th, 2012: Paper Submission Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- January 15th, 2013: Paper Notification<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- February 28th, 2013: Submission of Revised Manuscript<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- March 30th, 2013: Final Decision<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- April 30th, 2013: Final Paper Due<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Mid-2013: Tentative Publication Date<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Guest Editors<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Prof. Ernesto Damiani<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Universitą degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=EN-US>Email: <a href="mailto:ernesto.damiani@unimi.it">ernesto.damiani@unimi.it</a> <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>- Prof. Achim P. Karduck<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Hochschule Furtwangen, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Email: <a href="mailto:achim.karduck@hs-furtwangen.de">achim.karduck@hs-furtwangen.de</a> <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>- Prof. Moataz A. Ahmed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Email: <a href="mailto:moataz@kfupm.edu.sa">moataz@kfupm.edu.sa</a> <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 submitted to this special issue for possible publication must be original <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>and must not be under consideration for publication in any other journal or <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>conference. Previously published or accepted conference papers must contain <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>at least 30% new material to be considered for the special issue. All papers are <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>to be submitted directly to Editorial Manager (<a href="https://www.editorialmanager.com/comp/">https://www.editorialmanager.com/comp/</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>All manuscripts must be prepared according to the journal publication guidelines that <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>can also be found on the journal website (<a href="http://www.springer.com/computer/journal/607">http://www.springer.com/computer/journal/607</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Papers will be reviewed following the journal standard review process.<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>Please address inquiries to <a href="mailto:ernesto.damiani@unimi.it">ernesto.damiani@unimi.it</a> <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></div></body></html>