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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-GB>[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message]<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>DEADLINE EXTENSION: Deadline now January 26th, 2013!<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> Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> Special Issue on Models and Protocols for Digital Ecosystems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> Springer Computing Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> http://www.springer.com/computer/journal/607<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><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Digital Ecosystems are an emerging paradigm capturing the behavior of <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>large-scale collaborating communities on the global ICT infrastructure. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Such behavior includes critical features like dynamicity of coalitions, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>different data access paradigms (including the ones known as “big data”), <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>vulnerability to new types of attacks and support for innovative value <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>generation and sharing.<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>This special issue is open to researchers from both academia and industry <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>working on the Digital Ecosystem 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>Topics of interest include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>1. Models for the design, verification, and validation of functional and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> non-functional features of ecosystem coalitions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>2. Protocols and interaction techniques suitable for large-scale ecosystem <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> collaborations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>3. Design and access frameworks for ecosystem "big data" layers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>4. Value and revenue models for business ecosystems.<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>Contributions are sought on novel theoretical approaches, as well as on <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>practical experiences and experimental results regarding Digital Ecosystems.<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 - EXTENDED<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- January 26th, 2013: EXTENDED Paper Submission Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- February 15th, 2013: EXTENDED Paper Notification<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- March 8th, 2013: EXTENDED Submission of Revised Manuscript<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- March 30th, 2013: Final Decision<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- 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> Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=EN-GB>Email: ernesto.damiani@unimi.it<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>- Prof. Achim P. Karduck<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=DE>Hochschule Furtwangen, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE> Email: achim.karduck@hs-furtwangen.de<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- Prof. Moataz A. Ahmed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> Email: moataz@kfupm.edu.sa<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>* Paper Submission<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Papers submitted to this special issue for possible publication must be original <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>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-GB>conference. Previously published or accepted conference papers must contain <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>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-GB>to be submitted directly to Editorial Manager (https://www.editorialmanager.com/comp/).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>All manuscripts must be prepared according to the journal publication guidelines that <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>can also be found on the journal website (http://www.springer.com/computer/journal/607).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Papers will be reviewed following the journal standard review process.<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 address inquiries to ernesto.damiani@unimi.it<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></div></body></html>