[alife] CFP: 6th Complex Systems, Theory and Applications Workshop (CSTAW 2014)

[William Willy Spataro]

Apologies for multiple and cross posting



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

Call for Papers

6th Complex Systems, Theory and Applications Workshop (CSTAW 2014)

within the 2014 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed
Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'14)



July 21-24, 2014, Las Vegas, USA



Deadline: April 2, 2014

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





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:

6th Complex Systems, Theory and Applications Workshop within The 2014
International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques
and Applications (PDPTA'14): July 21-24, 2014, Monte Carlo Resort, Las
Vegas, USA, one of 22 conferences at WORLDCOMP'14 - The 2014 World Congress
in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing.



Chairs of Session:

- Lou D'Alotto, York College/CUNY, New York, USA (ldalotto at gc.cuny.edu)

- Georgios Sirakoulis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece (
gsirak at ee.duth.gr)

- William Spataro, University of Calabria, Italy (spataro at unical.it)

- Giuseppe A. Trunfio, University of Sassari, Italy (trunfio at uniss.it)



Deadline for the full paper submission is April 2, 2014.



Official CFP

Following the success of our previous Cellular Automata, Theory and
Applications Workshop (which included exciting keynotes addressed from
leading complex systems researchers, Prof. Dr. Peter Sloot, and by Prof.
Yaroslav D. Sergeyev, father of the Infinity Computer), from this year
topics of the Workshop have been extended to the more general Complex
Systems theme, including both theoretical and applicative aspects of this
important computer science field. Particular attention will be related to
the use of High Performance Computing (HPC) to support the modelling and
simulation of complex systems.



The main objective of this Workshop, organized within the 2014 World
Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing
(WORLDCOMP'14), 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 a leading
ISI/SCOPUS research journal publishing theoretical, practical, tutorial and
survey papers on all aspects of supercomputing. For example, a Special
Issue on Cellular Automata based papers was published in 2013 in Springer’s
Journal of Supercomputing (Volume 65, Issue 2, DOI
10.1007/s11227-013-0961-4).*



Please see other publication details below.



SCOPE:

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- High-performance computing in complex systems modelling and simulation;

- MPI, OpenMP, GPGPU implementation and benchmarking of complex systems
models;

- Cellular Automata, Genetic Algorithms, Neural networks, Swarm
Intelligence theoretical studies and practical implementations;

- Bio-inspired computing and algorithms;

- Applications to physics, chemistry, biology, geology, engineering,
medicine, ecology, economics and social science.



SUBMISSION:

Prospective authors are invited to submit their draft papers directly to
the Workshop Chair William Spataro (spataro at unical.it). Please include
“CSTAW 2014” in the email subject header. Submissions must be received by
April 2, 2014 and they must be in pdf format (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
(CSTAW 2014) must be stated on the first page.



IMPORTANT DATES:

April 2, 2014:  Submission of papers (about 5 to 7 pages)

April 26, 2014:  Notification of decision

May 12, 2014:  Final papers + Copyright + Registration

July 21-24, 2014: The 6th Complex Systems, Theory and Applications Workshop



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 of the conference (which include our 6th Complex Systems,
Theory and Applications Workshop) 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. The proceedings/books of PDPTA for prior years
have been evaluated for inclusion into major science citation index
databases. We are happy to report that the evaluation board of science
citation index databases have approved the indexing, integrating, and
inclusion of PDPTA proceedings into relevant indexing databases (indexing
databases include, among others: Scopus, www.info.scopus.com; SCI
Compendex, Engineering Village, www.ei.org; and others).



MORE:

The 6th Complex Systems, Theory and Applications Workshop, together with
all other WORLDCOMP Workshops and Conferences, will be held at The
Montecarlo Resort 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 general PDPTA 2014 conference and
WorldComp’14 congress can be found at:



http://www.worldacademyofscience.org/worldcomp14/ws/conferences/pdpta14



We are looking forward to welcoming you in Las Vegas!

Lou D'Alotto, Georgios Sirakoulis, Giuseppe A. Trunfio and William Spataro,
Co-chairs