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CALL FOR PAPERS
ICESS 2014
The 11th IEEE International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems
August 20-22, 2014 in Paris, France
http://www.computational-science.org/ICESS2014/
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*IMPORTANT DATES*

Paper submission: 28 April, 2014
Notification of acceptance: 23 June, 2014
Camera-Ready due: 15 July, 2014

*SCOPE*

Embedded software and systems are closely related to our daily life, which reside from smart appliances to unmanned trains. As the fastest growing industry, embedded systems will have great societal and environmental impacts. Therefore, the design and implementation of safe and efficient embedded software and systems have utmost importance. IEEE ICESS is an international forum for presenting and discussing emerging ideas and trends in embedded software and systems from both the research community as well as the industry.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

1. Systems, Models and Algorithms
- Embedded Real-Time Systems
- Embedded Hardware and Architectures
- Embedded Software/Agent
- Power Aware Computing
- Distributed Embedded Computing
- Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing
- Fault Tolerant & Trusted Embedded Systems
- System on Chip (SoC) and Multicore Systems
- Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems
- Mobile Computing
- Reconfigurable Computing
- Cyber-Physical Systems

2. Design Methodology and Tools
- Hardware/Software Co-Design
- Formal Methods for Embedded Systems
- Embedded Component Technology
- Middleware for Embedded Systems
- Hardware/Software Co-Verification
- Compilation and Debug Techniques
- IDE and Software Tools
- Performance Evaluation Techniques/Tools

3. Embedded Applications and Interdisciplinary Topics
- Intelligent Embedded Systems
- Image and Graph Processing
- Network Protocol and Security
- Emergency and Disaster Management
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Robotics and Control Systems
- QoS Support for Embedded Systems
- Embedded Database & Multimedia Systems
- Consumer Electronics
- Automotive, Medical and Avionics Systems


*PAST HISTORY*

The ICESS-2014 conference is the next event in a series of highly successful international conferences on embedded software and systems (ESS), held as ICESS 2013 (Sydney, Australia, December 2013), ICESS 2012 (Liverpool, England, UK, June 2012), ICESS 2011 (Changsha, China, November 2011), ICESS 2010 (Bradford, UK, July 2010), ICESS 2009 (Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, May 2009), etc.

*SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS*

Submitted manuscripts should be written in English conforming to the IEEE conference proceedings format (8.5" x 11", Two-Column, template available at http://www.computer.org/portal/web/cscps/formatting). Manuscripts should not exceed 8 pages for full papers and 4 pages for short papers, including tables and figures. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Papers must be submitted electronically in PDF format through EasyChair:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icess2014

*PUBLICATIONS*

The accepted papers from this conference will be published by IEEE Computer Society in IEEE proceedings (indexed by EI Compendex). Distinguished papers, after further revisions, will be considered for possible publication in several SCI & EI indexed special issues of prestigious international journals. By submitting a paper to the conference, authors assure that if the paper is accepted, at least one author will attend the conference and present the paper.

*CONFERENCE COMMITTEES*

General Chairs
Julien Bourgeois, UFC/FEMTO-ST Institute, France
Frédéric Magoulès, Ecole Centrale Paris, France

Program Chair
Haibo Zhang, University of Otago, New Zealand

Track Chairs

(1) Systems, Models and Algorithms (SMA)
Shangping Ren, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Albert M. K. Cheng, University of Houston, USA

(2) Design Methodology and Tools (DMT)
Rajiv Gupta, Univeristy of California Riverside, USA

(3) Embedded Applications and Interdisciplinary (EAI)
Meikang Qiu, San Jose State University, USA


Steering Co-Chairs
Zhaohui Wu, Zhejiang University, China
Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada