The aim of the ETFA 2016 conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners from the industry and academia and provide them with a platform to report on recent advances and developments in the newly emerging areas of technology, as
well as actual and potential applications to industrial and factory automation.

MAIN SUBMISSION AREAS:

T1. Information Technology in Automation
T2. Industrial Communication Systems
T3. Real-Time and (Networked) Embedded Systems [RTNES]
T4. Automated Manufacturing Systems
T5. Industrial Control
T6. Computer Vision, Computational Intelligence, and Modern Heuristics in Automation
T7. Intelligent Robots & Systems
T8. Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks, and Information Processing
T9. Information and Communication Technology in Energy System

for details of the submission areas topics see: http://www.etfa2016.org


SOLICITED PAPERS: Research papers reporting on new developments in technological sciences. Industry and development papers reporting on actual developments of technology, products, systems and solutions. Tutorial and survey papers. Work-in-progress papers. In addition, ETFA 2065 solicits special session proposals to stimulate in-depth discussions in special areas relevant to the conference theme. Please consult the conference web page for more details.
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SUBMISSION TYPES:

Two types of submissions are solicited: Long Papers (regular and special sessions) - 8 double-column pages. Work-in-Progress Papers - limited to 4 double-column pages. For further details, please consult the conference web pages.

FOR SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS SEE: http://www.etfa2016.org/

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IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for submission of regular and special sessions papers: March 15, 2016
Deadline for submission of work-in-progress papers: May 20, 2016

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SPECIAL SESSIONS

To enhance the technical program and focus on specific topics and areas, ETFA 2016 conference will include special sessions, in addition to regular ones. Special sessions can focus on topics that are, or are not, covered by the nine Tracks of ETFA 2015.
Special Sessions should have a minimum of four invited submissions plus other possible submissions attracted from advertising.

ACCEPTED SPECIAL SESSIONS: http://www.etfa2016.org/

Deadline for submission of Special Session papers: May 15, 2016

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ORGANIZERS

Honorary Co-Chairs
Reimund Neugebauer– Presidentof the Fraunhofer Society. Germany

General Co-Chairs
Jürgen Jasperneite, Fraunhofer IOSB-INA, Germany
Richard Zurawski, ISA Group, USA

Program Committee Co-Chairs
Holger Voos, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Roman Obermaisser, University of Siegebn, Germany

Work-in-Progress Co-Chairs
Lukasz Wisniewski, Institut Industrial IT/ OWL University, Germany
Sebastian Schriegel, Fraunhofer IOSB-INA, Germany

Special Sessions Co-Chairs
Alberto Ortiz, Univ. of Balearic Islands, Spain
Carsten Röcker, Institut Industrial IT/ OWL University, Germany
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CONTACT INFORMATION

ETFA2015 Conference Secretariat:
Tel: Tel.: +49 5261/ 94290-35;
Fax.: +49 5261/ 94290-90;
Email: etfa2015@iosb.fraunhofer.de