The Sixteenth International Conference on Systems

ICONS 2021

April 18, 2021 to April 22, 2021 - Porto, Portugal

Deadlines

Submission

Feb 08, 2021

Notification

Mar 03, 2021

Registration

Mar 13, 2021

Camera ready

Mar 16, 2021

Deadlines differ for special tracks. Please consult the conference home page for special tracks Call for Papers (if any).

Publication

Published by IARIA Press (operated by Xpert Publishing Services)

Archived in the Open Access IARIA ThinkMind Digital Library

Prints available at Curran Associates, Inc.

Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions to a IARIA Journal

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ICONS 2021 - The Sixteenth International Conference on Systems

April 18, 2021 - April 22, 2021

ICONS 2021
Onsite and Online Options: In order to accommodate a large number of situations, we are offering the option for either physical presence or virtual participation (pdf slides or pre-recorded videos).

ISSN: 2308-4243
ISBN: 978-1-61208-838-9

ICONS 2021 is colocated with the following events as part of NexComm 2021 Congress:

  • ICDT 2021, The Sixteenth International Conference on Digital Telecommunications
  • SPACOMM 2021, The Thirteenth International Conference on Advances in Satellite and Space Communications
  • ICN 2021, The Twentieth International Conference on Networks
  • ICONS 2021, The Sixteenth International Conference on Systems
  • MMEDIA 2021, The Thirteenth International Conference on Advances in Multimedia
  • PESARO 2021, The Eleventh International Conference on Performance, Safety and Robustness in Complex Systems and Applications
  • CTRQ 2021, The Fourteenth International Conference on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service
  • ALLDATA 2021, The Seventh International Conference on Big Data, Small Data, Linked Data and Open Data
  • SOFTENG 2021, The Seventh International Conference on Advances and Trends in Software Engineering

ICONS 2021 Steering Committee

 

David Inkermann
Technische Universität Clausthal, Institute of Mechanical Engineering
Germany


 

Christoph Knieke
Technische Universität Clausthal, Institute for Software and Systems Engineering
Germany


 

Giulio Telleschi
MBDA
Italy


 

Mo Mansouri
Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway


 

Mark Austin
University Of Maryland
USA


     

 

Special tracks:

WiSEB 2021: Widening Systems Engineering Borders
Chair:
Giulio Telleschi, MBDA, Italy giulio.telleschi@mbda.it
Coordinator: Matteo Fasano, MBDA, Italy matteo.fasano@mbda.it

AI4SysSoS: Challenges for Artificial Intelligence-Machine Learning in Complex Systems and Systems of Systems
Chair: Dr. Ramakrishnan Raman, Honeywell Technology Solutions, India Ramakrishnan.Raman@honeywell.com
Coordinator: Dr. Ali K Raz, George Mason University, USA araz@gmu.edu

 

ICONS 2021 conference tracks:

Systems theory and practice

Systems design methodologies and techniques; Formal methods to specify systems’ behavior; Online and offline systems; Open and closed systems; Centralized and distributed systems; Proactive and reactive systems; System robustness; Systems scalability; Fault-tolerant systems; Feedback systems; High-speed systems; Delay tolerant systems; Real-time systems; Neuromorphic systems; Cognitive systems ; Augmented reality systems; Spiking neural networks and systems

Systems engineering

Systems requirements; Systems modeling; Systems development lifecycle; System-of-systems; Systems ergonomics; Subsystem interactions; Systems decomposition; Systems integration

Intelligent and vehicular transportation systems

Sensor-based intelligent systems; Intelligent systems and wireless applications; Intelligent transport systems; Intelligent forecasting applications; Intelligent human-computer interaction transportation systems; Information collection and dissemination; Mobility and vehicular traffic models; Vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-roadside communications; Intra-vehicle communications; Vehicle-to-Internet communications; Driver-less transportation;  Safeness in transportation systems; Analytical and simulation techniques; Experimental systems and field operational testing; Recent standardization efforts and problems

System Instrumentation

Metering embedded sensors; Composing multi-scale measurements; Monitoring instrumentation; Smart sensor-based systems; Calibration and self-calibration systems; Instrumentation for prediction systems

Embedded systems and systems-on-the-chip

Real-time embedded systems Programming embedded systems; Controlling embedded systems; High speed embedded systems; Designing methodologies for embedded systems; Performance on embedded systems; Updating embedded systems; Wireless/wired design of systems-on-the-chip; Testing embedded systems; Technologies for systems processors; Migration to single-chip systems; Micro/nano structures and systems

Advanced embedded systems and applications/services

Advances in designing methodologies & tools for embedded systems; Platform-based design for embedded systems; Software advances for embedded systems; Dependable/secure embedded systems; Context-related approaches (context-based, context-sensitive, context-aware, etc); Synchronization and time adaptation in embedded systems; Systems-on-Chip embedded systems and applications; On-chip signal conversion for Embedded Systems; Networked Sensor devices and systems; Industrial embedded systems and applications; Simulation for embedded systems; Power-aware embedded systems; Real-time embedded systems; Virtualization and embedded systems; Internet of Things (IoT) impact on embedded systems; Embedded systems and embedded computation models; Testing embedded systems; Safety and security in embedded systems; Performance analysis of embedded systems; Mission-critical features for embedded systems; Real-life embedded systems use cases; Dedicated devices and applications; Design mobile services for embedded systems; Healthcare dedicated embedded systems; Sensing and remote sensing embedded systems; Embedded systems for automation and control of residential and industrial buildings

Target-oriented systems [emulation, simulation, prediction, etc.]

Information systems; Real-time systems; Software systems; Hardware systems; Emulation systems; Simulation systems Prediction systems

Specialized systems [sensor-based, mobile, multimedia, biometrics, etc.]

Sensor-based systems; Biometrics systems; Mobile and fixed systems; Ubiquitous systems; Nano-technology-based systems; Multimedia systems

Validation systems

Diagnosis assistance systems; Test systems; Validation systems; Performance measurement systems; Maintenance systems

Security and protection systems

Security systems; Vulnerability detecting systems; Intrusion detection systems Intrusion avoidance systems; Presence detection systems; Monitoring systems; Management systems; Alert systems; Defense systems; Emergency systems

Advanced systems [expert, tutoring, self-adapting, interactive, etc.]

Expert systems; Tutoring systems; Highly interactive systems; Anticipative systems; On-demand systems; GRID systems; Autonomic systems; Autonomous systems; Self-adapting systems; Adjustable autonomic systems; High performance computing systems; Mission critical systems

Application-oriented systems [content, eHealth, radar, financial, vehicular, etc.]

Web-cashing systems; Content-distributed systems; Accounting and billing systems; E-Health systems; E-Commerce systems; Radar systems; Navigation systems; Systems for measuring physical quantities; Earthquake detection and ranking systems; Financial systems; Robotics systems; Vehicular systems; Entertainment systems; Gaming systems; Speech recognition system

IT Systems

IT service management; IT Infrastructure management; IT service desk; Service support and delivery; Service strategy; Service design; Service transition; Service operation; Continual service improvement

Safety in industrial systems

Fundamentals on system safety; Safety of software systems and software engineering; Safety requirements; Safety for critical systems; Engineering for system robustness and reliability; Control of mission critical systems; Safety-oriented system design; Human tasks and error models; Hazard analysis; Cost and effectiveness of system safety; Verification and validation of safety; Safety tools; Evaluation of  safety data, and mitigation and prevention strategies; Safety control and management; System Safety Implementation Guidelines and Standards; Transferring safety knowledge; Metrics for Risk Assessment; Contingency Planning and Occurrence Reporting; Preparedness Activities; Industry specific safety systems (Medical devices, Aerospace, Chemical industry, Nuclear power plants, Public health, Biological Safety)

Complex systems

Theory of complex systems; Ontologies for complex systems; Chaos and complexity; Design and integrate complex systems; Complexity and simulation; Simulation and datamining; Artificial intelligence and soft computing in complex systems; Multi-agent based simulation; Systems of systems; Intelligent agent architectures; Evolutionary programming; Uncertainty reduction and classification; Monitoring and managing complex systems; Case studies of complex systems [vehicular, avionic, health, emergency, sensing, etc.]; Industrial systems [robotics, production, accounting and billing, e-commerce, etc.]

Computer vision and computer graphics

Fundamental algorithms for computer graphics and computer vision: Model representation and simplification; Parametric curves and surfaces; Illumination techniques; Colors and color systems; Virtual and augmented reality, haptic systems; Human-computer interaction; Real time rendering; Image processing, image reconstruction; Pattern recognition; 3D scene reconstruction; Segmentation; Motion detection; Scientific and technical visualization; Medical imaging; Information visualization; 3D TV; Mobile graphics and vision system; Industrial application of computer graphics and vision


Deadlines:

Submission

Feb 08, 2021

Notification

Mar 03, 2021

Registration

Mar 13, 2021

Camera ready

Mar 16, 2021

Deadlines differ for special tracks. Please consult the conference home page for special tracks Call for Papers (if any).

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