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The 18th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence 2021 is an annual forum that will bring together ideas, projects, lessons, etc. associated with distributed computing and artificial intelligence, and their application in different areas. This meeting will be held in Salamanca (Spain) within PAAMS'21 in 6th-8th October, 2021.

Nowadays, most computing systems from personal laptops/computers to cluster/grid /cloud computing systems are available for parallel and distributed computing. Distributed computing performs an increasingly important role in modern signal/data processing, information fusion and electronics engineering (e.g. electronic commerce, mobile communications and wireless devices). Particularly, applying artificial intelligence in distributed environments is becoming an element of high added value and economic potential. Research on Intelligent Distributed Systems has matured during the last decade and many effective applications are now deployed. The artificial intelligence is changing our society. Its application in distributed environments, such as the Internet, electronic commerce, mobile communications, wireless devices, distributed computing, and so on is increasing and is becoming an element of high added value and economic potential, both industrial and research. These technologies are changing constantly as a result of the large research and technical effort being undertaken in both universities and businesses. The exchange of ideas between scientists and technicians from both academic and business areas is essential to facilitate the development of systems that meet the demands of today's society. The technology transfer in this field is still a challenge and for that reason this type of contributions will be specially considered in this symposium.

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TOPICS
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At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend the symposium to present the paper in order to include the paper in the conference proceedings.

- Intelligent environments
- Distributed Algorithms
- Distributed databases
- Computer GRID
- Cloud Computing
- Edge Computing
- Fog Computing
- Multimedia and distributed animation systems
- Distributed Operating Systems
- Real Time Systems
- E-commerce and Electronic Business
- Distributed applications ICTs: trade, medicine, industry, the Internet, etc...
- Implementation of AI Bioinformatics
- Implementation of AI Biotechnology
- Implementation of AI in the development of mobile devices
- Distributed Architectures
- Multiagent Systems
- High-performance distributed systems
- Languages, Compilers, planning, load balancing
- Mobile and wireless systems
- Security in computer systems
- Software Engineering and Formal Methods
- Distributed Intelligent Information Systems
- Robotics and Control
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Industrial Internet of Things (IIot)
- Model based reasoning
- Case based reasoning
- Reasoning not monotonic
- Planning and scheduling tasks
- Qualitative Reasoning
- Reasoning with uncertainty
- Temporal and spatial reasoning
- Other reasoning models
- Data Analysis and Big Data Techniques
- Evolutionary Computation
- Neural networks
- Learning through reinforcement
- Other models of learning
- Applications of AI (TTIA)
- Logic
- System support for decision-making
- Fintech o Financial Technology
- Intelligent Interaction
- Knowledge Management
- Knowledge Representation



COMMITTEE
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Honorary Chair

Masataka Inoue - President of Osaka Institute of Technology (Japan)



Advisory Board

Yuncheng Dong - Sichuan University (China)
Francisco Herrera - University of Granada (Spain)
Enrique Herrera Viedma - University of Granada (Spain)
Kenji Matsui - Osaka Institute of Technology (Japan)
Sigeru Omatu - Hiroshima University (Japan)



Program Committee Chairs

Tiancheng Li - Northwestern Polytechnical University (China)
Tan Yigitcanlar - Queensland University of Technology (Australia)



Organizing Committee

Sara Rodríguez - University of Salamanca (Spain)



Workshop Chair

José Manuel Machado, University of Minho, (Portugal)





INVITED SPEAKERS
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Vicente Botti, Director of VRAIN (Valencian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence). Technical University of Valencia (Spain)

Yves Demazeau, Senior Researcher at CNRS Grenoble (France)

Iyad Rahwan, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development (Germany)





LIST OF SPECIAL SESSIONS IN DCAI 2021
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- Special Session on AI–driven methods for Multimodal Networks and Processes Modeling (AIMPM)
- Special Session on Surveying & Maritime Internet of Things Education (SMITE)
- Special Session on Computational Linguistics, Information, Reasoning, and AI 2021 (CompLingInfoReasAI'21)
- Special Session on Distributed Filtering and Tracking (DFT)
- Special session on Theory and Applications of Mathematical Models in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (TAMMCSAI)
- Special Session on New perspectives and solutions in Cultural Heritage



CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS
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DCAI'21 Special Sessions will be a very useful tool in order to complement the regular program with new or emerging topics of particular interest in the field of Distributed systems and Artificial Intelligence. Special Sessions that emphasize on multi-disciplinary and transversal aspects, as well as cutting-edge topics are especially encouraged and welcome. At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend the symposium to present the paper in order to include the paper in the conference proceedings.

Prospective organizers of special sessions should submit proposals indicating:
Title of the proposed session.
Short biography of the organizer(s), with complete address for contact.
List of tentative papers (including titles, authors, and contact information of the corresponding author/s).
Special session organizers should also contact a sufficient number of experts who are able to review the papers submitted to their session, bearing in mind that at least two reviews per paper are required in order to make the final assessment. The organizer of the special session may be one of these experts, or he may to propose an alternative referee.

One of the special sessions organizers will be invited to co-edit the proceedings of the conference.

Special Sessions proposals will be evaluated based on the timeliness of the topic, the qualifications of the organizers and the authors of the papers proposed in the sessions, and the balance of the topics across the technical areas represented in Artificial Intelligence.



DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
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The aim of the Doctoral Consortium is to provide a frame where students can present their on going research work and meet other students and researchers, and obtain feedback on future research directions.

The Doctoral Consortium is intended for students who have a specific research proposal and some preliminary results, but who are still far from completing their dissertation.

All proposals submitted to the Doctoral Consortium will undergo a thorough reviewing process with the aim to provide detailed and constructive feedback. The accepted submissions will be presented at the Doctoral Consortium and published in the conference proceedings.



SPECIAL ISSUES
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∎ Authors of selected papers from PAAMS 2021 and Co-located Events will be invited to submit an extended and improved version to a Special Issue published in Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering (ISSN 1551-0018, JCR: 1.285(Q4)

∎ Authors of selected papers from PAAMS 2021 and Co-located Events will be invited to submit an extended and improved version to a Special Issue published in ADCAIJ (ISSN: 2255-2863, indexed in DOAJ, ProQuest, Scholar, WorldCat, Dialnet, Sherpa ROMEO, Dulcinea, UlrichWeb, Emerging Sources Citation Index of Thomson Reuters, BASE y Academic Journals Database)



AWARDS
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Electronics MDPI will award the best paper with 300 CHF




FORMAT
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All papers must be formatted according to the AISC template, with a maximum length of 10 pages (4 pages en Doctoral Consortium), including figures and references:
Microsoft word format.
Latex Format.



SUBMISSION
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All proposed papers must be submitted in electronic form (PDF format) using the DCAI 2021 conference management system.




PUBLICATION
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Accepted papers will be included in DCAI Proceedings. At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend the symposium to present the paper in order to include the paper in the conference proceedings. All accepted papers will be published by AISC series of Springer Verlag.


** Indexing: The books of this series are submitted to ISI Proceedings, EI-Compendex, DBLP, SCOPUS, Google Scholar and Springerlink **




IMPORTANT DATES
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Submission date: --14th May, 2021-- 28th May, 2021
Special Sessions proposal deadline: 19th March, 2021
Doctoral Consortium deadline: --24th May, 2021-- 11th June, 2021
Notification of acceptance: --7th June, 2021-- 18th June, 2021
Camera-Ready papers due: --28th June, 2021-- 2nd July, 2021
Conference Celebration: 6th-8th October, 2021




ORGANIZERS
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Hiroshima University (Japan)

University of Granada (Spain)

Osaka Institute of Technology (Japan)

Sichuan University (China)

University of Salamanca (Spain)

Northwestern Polytechnical University (China)

Queensland University of Technology (Australia)




SPONSORS
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IBM
INDRA



SUPPORT FROM NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
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AEPIA
APPIA