[alife] Extended deadline : Call for Papers 5th Automata, Theory and Applications Workshop (*A-PDPTA’13)

Fri Apr 12 12:40:02 PDT 2013

-- Apologies for multiple and cross posting

************************************************************************

Call for Papers

5th Automata, Theory and Applications Workshop (*A-PDPTA’13)

(formerly CA-CSC’13)

within the 2013 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed
Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'13)

July 22-25, 2013, Las Vegas, USA

Deadline: April 25, 2013

************************************************************************

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:

5th Automata, Theory and Applications Workshop within The 2013
International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques
and Applications (PDPTA'13): July 22-25, 2013, Monte Carlo Resort, Las
Vegas, USA), one of 22 conferences at WORLDCOMP'13 - The 2013 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 gc.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 April 25, 2013.

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 fifth 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 2013 World
Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing
(WORLDCOMP'13), 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 – PDPTA’13” in
the email subject header. Submissions must be received by April 25, 2013
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 (PDPTA’13) must be stated on the first page.

IMPORTANT DATES:

April 25, 2013:  Submission of papers (about 5 to 7 pages)

May 13, 2013:  Notification of decision

May 25, 2013:  Final papers + Copyright + Registration

July 22-25, 2013: The 2013 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer
Engineering, and Applied Computing (WORLDCOMP'13 – 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:

The proceedings will be published in printed conference books (ISBN) and
will also be made available online. The proceedings will be indexed in
science citation databases that track citation frequency/data for each
published paper. Science citation databases include: Inspec / IET / The
Institute for Engineering & Technology; The French National Center for
Scientific Research, CNRS, INIST databases, PASCAL (accessable from INIST,
Datastar, Dialog, EBSCO, OVID, Questel.Orbit, Qwam, and STN International);
and others. Though, there is no guarantee that the proceedings will also be
included in SCI EI Compendex/Elsevier indexings; in the past, the
proceedings were included in these databases. Therefore, we will also be
sending the proceedings for indexing procedures to SCI EI
Compendex/Elsevier. The printed proceedings/books will be available for
distribution on site at the conference.

MORE:

The 5th Automata, Theory and Applications Workshop, together with all other
WORLDCOMP Workshops and Conferences, will be held at The Tropicana Hotel,
one of Las Vegas’ newly renovated luxurious hotels overlooking the Las
Vegas Strip. This is a mega hotel with excellent conference facilities. The
hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas airport with shuttles/buses to and from
the airport. This hotel has many vacation and recreational attractions,
including: Health Spa, swimming pools, casino, sunning decks, easy access
(walking distance) to nightly shows (MGM), snack bars, a number of
restaurants, shopping areas, bars, and more. Many of these attractions are
open 24 hours a day and most are suitable for families and children. The
hotel is within walking distance from most other Las Vegas attractions. For
the benefit of our international colleagues, the state of Nevada neighbors
with the states of California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona. Las Vegas
is only a few driving hours away from other major cities, including: Los
Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, and Grand Canyon. More information about the
*A-PDPTA 2013 Workshop and the general PDPTA 2013 conference and
WorldComp’13 congress can be found at:

http://www.worldacademyofscience.org/worldcomp13/ws/conferences/pdpta13

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Las Vegas!

Lou D'Alotto, J.F. (Jim) Nystrom, and William Spataro, Co-chairs