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         The Ninth International Conference on Adaptive and 
           Self-Adaptive  Systems and Applications 
             ADAPTIVE  2017 
               February 19 - 23, 2017 - Athens, Greece   | 
       
     
     
     
     ADAPTIVE  2017, The Ninth International Conference on Adaptive and Self-adaptive Systems and Applications, targets advanced system and application design paradigms driven  by adaptiveness and self-adaptiveness. With the current tendencies in  developing and deploying complex systems, and under the continuous changes of  system and application requirements, adaptation is a key feature. Speed and  scalability of changes require self-adaptation for special cases. How to build  systems to be easily adaptive and self-adaptive, what constraints and what  mechanisms must be used, and how to evaluate a stable state in such systems are  challenging duties.  Context-aware and  user-aware are major situations where environment and user feedback is  considered for further adaptation.
      ADAPTIVE  2017 is aimed at technical papers presenting research and practical results,  industrial small- and large-scale systems, challenging applications, position  papers addressing the pros and cons of specific topics, such as those being  discussed in the standard fora or in industry consortia, survey papers  addressing the key problems and solutions on any of the topics, short papers on  work in progress, and panel proposals.
     We solicit both academic, research, and industrial          contributions. We welcome technical papers presenting research and practical results, position papers addressing the pros and cons of specific proposals, such as those being discussed in the standard fora or in industry consortia, survey papers addressing the key problems and solutions on any of the above topics short papers on work in progress, and panel proposals.
     Industrial presentations are not subject to the format and content constraints of regular submissions. We expect short and long presentations that express industrial position and status.
     Tutorials on specific related topics and panels on challenging areas are encouraged.
     The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas.
     All topics and submission formats are open to both research and industry contributions.
     Trends in adaptive and self-adaptive systems
       Collective adaptation and self-adaptation
       Adaptive mechanisms in social computing
       Self-adaptive cloud architectures
       Adapting workflows in networked clouds
       Adaptive algorithms in 5G Cloud networks
       Automatic cloud adaptation
       Automated cloud brokerage
       Context-aware adaptation and self-adaptation for Smart cities
       Self-Protective multi-Cloud applications
       Socially-driven and self-organizing cloud networking
       SLA agreements optimization via autonomous agents
       Self-adaptation in mobile environments
       Adaptive mechanisms in Internet of Things (IoT) and IoD (Internet of Drones)
       Adaptation in data-centric control
       Self-Society
       Adaptation in large scale systems
       Self-optimization in Software-Defined Networks (SDN)
       Self-aware adaptation for analyzing big data
       Self-adaptation in high-speed signals processing
       Self-adapting e-Health systems
     Fundamentals and design of adaptive systems
       Fundamentals on adaptive and self-adapting  systems
       Frameworks and architectures for adaptive  supporting platforms
       Architectures for adaptive applications
       Specification of adaptive behavior
       Specification of adaptive structures and  topologies
       Design and implementation of adaptive components
       Composition of adaptive behaviors and structures
       Adaptive individual and collective behavior and  structures
       Adaptive deterministic and non-deterministic  behavior
       Semantic modeling
     Adaptive entities
       Adaptive environments
       Adaptive hardware configurations
       Adaptive software applications
       Adaptive protocols
       Adaptive algorithms
       Adaptive and interactive interfaces
       Adaptive filters
       Adaptive clock speeds
       Adaptive schedulers
       Adaptive load balancers
     Adaptive mechanisms
       Adaptive real-time strategies
       Learning-based adaptive strategies
       Adaptive mechanisms (trees, ant algorithms, fuzzy-logic,  etc. )
       Agent based-adaptive mechanisms
       Policy- based adaptation
       Feedback-based adaptive systems 
       Context-aware adaptation
       User-aware adaptation 
     Adaptive applications
       Adaptive artificial intelligence in computer  wargames
       Intelligent complex adaptive systems
       Adaptive virtualization
       Adaptive social networks
       Adaptive entertainment applications 
       Adaptive disaster recovery systems
       Anticipative adaptive systems
       Fault-tolerant adaptive systems
       Adaptive ad hoc networks
       Application domains, e,g.,  building (AEC projects, simulation models,   facility management), tourism, etc.
       Adaptive economic applications (finance,  stock exchange, regulatory decisions, etc.)
       Adaptive vehicular  traffic
     Adaptivity in robot          systems
       Adaptive robot behavior
       Self-organization and emergence
       Flexible        and reconfigurable robot structures
       Adaptation in collective and        swarm 
       robotics
     Self-adaptation
       Theory of self-adaptation and control
       Self-adaptive networks, systems, and  applications
       Self-adaptive services
       Self-adaptive behavior and topology/structure
       Specification of self-adaptive behavioral  control  
     Self-adaptation applications
       Self-monitoring and self-management
       Self-configuration, self-healing,  self-management
       Self-defense, self-protection, self-diagnosis
       Self-adaptation of overlay networks
       Self-adaptation in ad hoc sensor networks
       Context-aware self-adaptation of networks and services 
     Computational Trust for Self-Adaptive Systems
        Trust models for adaptive systems
       Trust models for self-organizing and autonomics systems
       Agent-based trust models for cooperation
       Privacy and Security in self-organizing and adaptive systems
       Human and social factors involved in trust and adaptation
       Applications of trust and security on adaptive systems, with a focus on  web-based applications, social networks, social search
       Trust models for self-organizing systems of information (wikis, forums,  blogs.)
       Trust and personalisation for enabling adaptation
       Models for learning trust and the evolution of trust
       Decentralised trust models
       Case studies
       Theoretical trust models for self-adaptation 
     Assurances and metrics for adaptive and self-adaptive systems
Quality assurance of (self-x) mechanisms
Stability and convergence
Optimal (self-) adaptation
Accuracy validation of (self-)      adaptation
Verification
Testing real-time (self-) adaptive      performance
Performance analysis of (self-x) mechanisms
      
     INSTRUCTION FOR THE  AUTHORS
     Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions to one of the IARIA Journals.
     Publisher: XPS (Xpert Publishing Services)
Archived: ThinkMindTM Digital Library (free access)
Prints available at Curran Associates, Inc.
Articles will be submitted to appropriate indexes.
     Important deadlines:
     
       
         | Submission (full paper)  | 
         October 1 November 3, 2016 
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         | Notification | 
         December 2, 2016   | 
       
       
         | Registration | 
         December 15, 2016   | 
       
       
         | Camera ready  | 
         January 15, 2017   | 
       
     
     Only .pdf or .doc files will be accepted for paper submission. All received submissions will be acknowledged via an automated system.
     Contribution types 
     
       - regular papers [in the proceedings, digital library]
 
       - short papers (work in progress) [in the proceedings, digital library]
 
       - ideas: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
 
       - extended abstracts: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
 
       - posters: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
 
       - posters:  slide only [slide-deck posted on www.iaria.org]
 
       - presentations: slide only [slide-deck posted on www.iaria.org]
 
       - demos: two pages [posted on www.iaria.org]
 
       - doctoral forum submissions: [in the proceedings, digital library]
 
     
     Proposals for:
     
     FORMATS
     Only .pdf or .doc files will be accepted for paper submission. All received submissions will be acknowledged via an automated system.
     Final author manuscripts will be 8.5" x 11", not exceeding 6 pages; max 4 extra pages allowed at  additional cost. The formatting instructions can be found on the Instructions page. Helpful information for paper formatting can be found on the here. Latex templates are also available. 
     Slides-based contributions can use the corporate/university format and style.
     Your paper should also comply with the additional editorial rules.
     Once you receive the notification of contribution acceptance, you will be provided by the publisher an online author kit with all the steps an author needs to follow to submit the final version. The author kits URL will be included in the letter of acceptance.
     We would recommend that you should not use too many extra pages, even if you can afford the extra fees. No more than 2 contributions per event are recommended, as each contribution must be separately registered and paid for. At least one author of each accepted paper must register to ensure that the paper will be included in the conference proceedings and in the digital library, or posted on the www.iaria.org (for slide-based contributions).
     CONTRIBUTION TYPE
     Regular Papers (up to 6-10 page article -6 pages covered the by regular registration; max 4 extra pages allowed at additional cost- ) (oral presentation)
       These contributions could be academic or industrial research, survey, white, implementation-oriented, architecture-oriented, white papers, etc. They will be included in the proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. 
       Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the appropriate contribution type. 
       12-14 presentation slides are suggested.
     Short papers (work in progress) (up to 4 pages long)  (oral presentation)
       Work-in-progress contributions are welcome. These contributions represent partial achievements of longer-term projects. They could be academic or industrial research, survey, white, implementation-oriented, architecture-oriented, white papers, etc. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as work in progress.  Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. For more details, see the Work in Progress explanation page. 
       12-14 presentation slides are suggested.
     Ideas contributions (2 pages long)  (oral presentation)
       This category is dedicated to new ideas in their very early stage. Idea contributions are expression of yet to be developed approaches, with pros/cons, not yet consolidated. Ideas contributions are intended for a debate and audience feedback. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Idea.  Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. For more details, see the Ideas explanation page. 
       12-14 presentation slides are suggested.
     Extended abstracts (2 pages long)  (oral presentation)
       Extended abstracts summarize a long potential publication with noticeable results. It is intended for sharing yet to be written, or further on intended for a journal publication. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Extended abstract.  Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. 
       12-14 presentation slides are suggested.
     Posters (paper-based, two pages long)  (oral presentation)
       Posters are intended for ongoing research projects, concrete realizations, or industrial applications/projects presentations. The poster may be presented during sessions reserved for posters, or mixed with presentation of articles of similar topic. 
       A two-page paper summarizes a presentation intended to be a POSTER. This allows an author to summarize a series of results and expose them via a big number of figures, graphics and tables. 
       Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Poster Two Pages.  Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. 
       8-10 presentation slides are suggested. 
       Also a big Poster is suitable, used for live discussions with the attendees, in addition to the oral presentation.
     Posters (slide-based, only) (oral presentation)
       Posters are intended for ongoing research projects, concrete realizations, or industrial applications/projects presentations. The poster may be presented during sessions reserved for posters, or mixed with presentation of articles of similar topic. The slides must have comprehensive comments. 
       This type of contribution only requires a 8-10 slide-deck. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Poster (slide-only). The slide-deck will be posted, post-event, on www.iaria.org.
       8-10 presentation slides are suggested. 
       Also a big Poster is suitable, used for live discussions with the attendees, additionally to the oral presentation.
     Presentations (slide-based, only) (oral presentation)
       These contributions represent technical marketing/industrial/business/positioning presentations. This type of contribution only requires a 12-14 slide-deck. Please submit the contributions following the submission instructions by using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Presentation (slide-only). The slide-deck will be posted, post-event, on www.iaria.org.
       12-14 presentation slides are suggested.
     Demos (two pages) [posted on www.iaria.org]
       Demos represent special contributions where a tool, an implementation of an application, or a freshly implemented system is presented in its alfa/beta version. It might also be intended for thsoe new application to gather the attendee opinion.  A two-page summary for a demo is intended to be. It would be scheduled in special time spots, to ensure a maximum attendance from the participants. Please submit the contributions following the submission instructions by using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Demos. The Demos paper will be posted, post-event, on www.iaria.org.
     Doctoral forum submissions:  (up to 6-10 page article -6 pages covered the by regular registration; max 4 extra pages allowed at additional cost- ) (oral presentation)
       There contributions refer to PhD dissertations, new PhD approaches, and PhD out-of-the-book thinking, etc. They will be included in the proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the appropriate contribution type Doctoral forum. 
       12-14 presentation slides are suggested.
     Tutorial proposals
       Tutorials provide overviews of current high interest topics. Proposals should be for 2-3 hour long. Proposals must contain the title, the summary of the content, and the biography of the presenter(s). The tutorials' slide decks will be posted on the IARIA site.
       Please send your proposals to tutorial proposal
     Panel proposals
       The organizers encourage scientists and industry leaders to organize dedicated panels dealing with controversial and challenging topics and paradigms. Panel moderators are asked to identify their guests and manage that their appropriate talk supports timely reach our deadlines. Moderators must specifically submit an official proposal, indicating their background, panelist names, their affiliation, the topic of the panel, as well as short biographies. The panel's slide deck will be posted on the IARIA site.
       Please send your proposals to panel proposal
     Workshop proposals
       See http://www.iaria.org/workshop.html
     Mini Symposium proposal
       See http://www.iaria.org/symposium.html