[alife] 4th Automata, Theory and Applications Workshop (*A-CSC’12) (formerly CA-CSC’12)

[William Willy Spataro]

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Call for Papers
4th Automata, Theory and Applications Workshop (*A-CSC’12)
(formerly CA-CSC’12)
within The 2012 International Conference on Scientific Computing (CSC'12)

July 16-19, 2012, Las Vegas, USA

Deadline: March 15, 2012
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Dear Professionals and Research Students working in areas involving
both theory and application fields of computer science, we are
inviting you to join us for our:
4th Automata, Theory and Applications Workshop (formerly, Cellular
Automata, Theory and Applications Workshop) within The 2012
International Conference on Scientific Computing (CSC'12: July 16-19,
2012, Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, USA),
one of 22 conferences at WORLDCOMP'12 - The 2012 World Congress in
Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing.

Chairs of Session: Lou D'Alotto*, J.F. Nystrom**, William Spataro***

* York College/CUNY and The CUNY Graduate Center, New York, USA,
ldalotto at york.cuny.edu
**Ferris State University, Michigan, USA, JamesNystrom at ferris.edu
***University of Calabria, Italy, spataro at unical.it

Deadline for the full paper submission is March 15, 2012.

Official CFP
Following the success of our previous Cellular Automata, Theory and
Applications Workshop, which included exciting keynotes addressed from
 leading Cellular Automata researchers, Prof. Dr. Peter Sloot, and by
Prof. Yaroslav D. Sergeyev, father of the Infinity Computer, we are
glad to invite you to our fourth edition. From this year, topics of
the Workshop have been extended to the more general Automata theme,
including both theoretical and applicative aspects of this important
computer science field.

The main objective of this Workshop, organized within the 2012 World
Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied
Computing (WORLDCOMP'12), is to offer scientists, researchers and
engineers an opportunity to express and confront their views on
trends, challenges, and state-of-the art in both theory and diverse
application fields such as engineering, physics, chemistry, biology,
geology, medicine, ecology, sociology, traffic control, economy, etc.

Distinguished papers will be published in a special issue of the
Journal of SuperComputing, a leading ISI research journal publishing
theoretical, practical, tutorial and survey papers on all aspects of
supercomputing.

Please see other publication details below.

SCOPE:
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- cellular automata
•	theoretical
•	systems modeling
•	other applications
- finite automata
- formal language theory
- theoretical issues on automata theory
- parallel implementations

SUBMISSION:
Prospective authors are invited to submit their draft papers directly
to the Workshop Chairs (see emails above). Please include “*A –
CSC’12” in the email subject header. Submissions must be received by
March 15, 2012 and they must be in either MS doc (not docx) or pdf
formats (about 5 to 7 pages - single space, font size of 10 to 12).
All reasonable typesetting formats are acceptable (later, the authors
of accepted papers will be asked to follow a particular typesetting
format to prepare their papers for publication.) The length of the
Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 7 (IEEE style)
pages. Papers must not have been previously published or currently
submitted for publication elsewhere. The first page of the draft paper
should include: title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address,
and email address for each author. The first page should also identify
the name of the Contact Author and a maximum of 5 topical keywords
that would best represent the content of the paper. Finally, the name
of the conference (CSC'12) must be stated on the first page.

IMPORTANT DATES:
March 15, 2012:  Submission of papers (about 5 to 7 pages)
April 13, 2012:  Notification of decision
April 30, 2012:  Final papers + Copyright + Registration
July 16-19, 2012: The 2012 World Congress in Computer Science,
Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing (WORLDCOMP'12 - 22 joint
conferences)

CATEGORIES OF ACCEPTED PAPERS:
(RRP)  Regular Research Papers: 7-page IEEE-style publication in the
proceedings. 20-minute formal presentation slot.
(RRR)  Regular Research Reports: 7-page IEEE-style publication in the
proceedings. Presentation in an informal setting (during Discussion
Sessions.) Typically, those authors with language difficulties prefer
this mode of presentation.
(SRP)  Short Research Papers: 4-page IEEE-style publication in the
proceedings. Presentation in an informal setting (during Discussion
Sessions.)  Same presentation mode as RRR papers.
(PST)   Posters 1-page IEEE-style publication in the proceedings.
Presentation in an informal setting (during Discussion Sessions.

PUBLICATION:
All accepted papers will be published in the general CSC conference
proceedings (in both, printed book form as well as online). The
proceedings will be indexed in Inspec / IET /The Institute for
Engineering and Technology, DBLP / Computer  Science Bibliography, and
others.) The printed proceedings will be available for distribution on
site at the conference.

MORE:
The 4th Automata, Theory and Applications Workshop, together with all
other WORLDCOMP Workshops and Conferences, will be held at Monte Carlo
Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (with any overflows at other near-by
hotels). This is a mega hotel with excellent conference facilities and
over 3,000 rooms. It is minutes from the airport with 24-hour shuttle
service to and from the airport. This hotel has many recreational
attractions, including: waterfalls, spa, pools, sunning decks, Easy
River, wave pool, nightly shows, many restaurants, etc. The negotiated
room rate for conference attendees is very reasonable.
More information about the *A-CSC 2012 Workshop and the general CSC
2012 conference and WorldComp’12 congress can be found at:

www.worldacademyofscience.org/worldcomp12/ws/conferences/csc12/cellular-automata-theory-and-applications

www.worldacademyofscience.org/worldcomp12/ws/conferences/csc12

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Las Vegas!
Lou D'Alotto, J.F. (Jim) Nystrom, and William Spataro, Co-chairs