CALL FOR PAPERS

The 5th International Conference on ICT Convergence (ICTC 2014), Busan, Korea, October 22-24, 2014

http://www.ictc2014.org

In conjunction with ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2014
In conjunction with 5th International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation

** IEICE Communications Society Technical Co-Sponsorship **

*** Paper Submission Deadline: June 30, 2014 ***

GENERAL INFORMATION:

ICTC is the unique global premier event for researchers, industry professionals,and academics interested in the latest developments in the emerging industrial convergence centered around the information and communication technologies (ICT). More specifically, it will address challenges with realizing ICT convergence over the various industrial sectors, including the infrastructures and applications in wireless & mobile communications, smart devices & consumer appliances, mobile cloud computing, green communication, healthcare and bio-informatics, and intelligent transportation.

The conference is organized by KICS with the technical co-sponsorship of IEICE Communications Society. The conference will include plenary sessions, technical sessions, tutorials, and invited industrial & special sessions. Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings with an assigned ISBN number and submitted to SCOPUS and EI Compendex. You are invited to submit papers in all areas of infrastructures, services, technologies, and applications for ICT convergence.

RELATED TOPICS:

Potential topics in this conference include, but are not limited to:

* Wireless & Mobile Communication Systems and Infrastructure
* 5G, 4G, LTE, LTE-Advanced, WLAN, WPAN, WBAN
* Communication Networks and Future Internet Technologies
* Information & Communication Theory, and Their Applications
* Mobile Cloud Computing & Communication Systems and Applications
* Smart Media & Broadcasting, and Smart Devices/Appliances
* Green Communication Technologies and Solutions
* Energy Internet, Smart Grid Infrastructure and Applications
* Maritime Communications Systems & Networks
* Vehicular Information and Communication Technologies
* u-Healthcare Systems, and Bio-informatics & Its Applications
* Military and Defense Technologies
* SDN and Network Virtualization
* CCN/CDN/ICN/Delay-tolerant networks
* Public Protection & Disaster Relief (PPDR) Communication
* Internet of Things (IoT) and Web of Objects (WoO)
* Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and D2D Communications
* Encryption and Security for ICT Convergence
* Mobile S/W and Data Science
* Big Data and Smart Computing
* Other Services and Applications for ICT Convergence

SUBMISSIONS:

ICTC 2014 invites the submission of original, unpublished research work (including position papers) that is not currently under review elsewhere. Authors may submit either a 6-page full paper for selected journal publication or a 2-page short paper via https://edas.info/N16785.The submissions should be formatted with single-spaced, two-column pages using at least 10 pt (or higher) size fonts on A4 or letter pages in IEEE style format. The camera-ready version for an accepted paper cannot exceed 6 pages for a full paper. Detailed formatting and submission instructions will be available on the conference web site (http://www.ictc2014.org).

CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

Proposals are invited for half-day or full-day workshops in the areas of communications, networks, or other ICT-related topics. For any inquiries on workshops, please contact Workshop Co-Chairs, Prof. Sungrae Cho, Prof. Jae-Hyun Kim, and Prof. Sunghyun Choi at srcho@cau.ac.kr, jkim@ajou.ac.kr, and schoi@snu.ac.kr.

PRESENTATION:

The accepted paper will be presented either in an oral session or poster session. All accepted papers will appear in the proceedings.

JOURNAL PUBLICATION:

Extended versions of selected papers will be recommended for publication in SCI(E)-indexed journals such as Journal of Communications and Networks, ETRI Journal, Int’l Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, and other journals including Information Journal and ICT Express after an express review and further revisions.

BEST PAPER AWARDS:

ICTC 2014 will present the Best Paper Awards to the authors of selected outstanding papers.

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IMPORTANT DATES

* Submission Deadline: June 30, 2014
* Notification of Acceptance: July 31, 2014
* Camera Ready Deadline: August 16, 2014 ==============================================================================

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIR:
* Dong-Ho Cho, KAIST, Korea

STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR
* Jong-Seon No, Seoul National University, Korea

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS
* Jong Suk Chae, ETRI, Korea
* Masahiro Umehira, Ibaraki Univ., Japan

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRS
* Yeong Min Jang, Kookmin Univ., Korea
* Won Ryu, ETRI, Korea
* Jun Kyun Choi, KAIST, Korea

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR
* Seong-Ho Jeong, HUFS, Korea

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRS
* Sanghwan Lee, Kookmin Univ., Korea
* Xudong Wang, Shanghai Jiao Univ., China
* Jang-Won Lee, Yonsei Univ., Korea
* Kazuhiko Fukawa, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
* Juan-Carlos Cano, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain

REGIONAL CHAIRS
* Xin Wang, Fudan Univ., China
* Chun Tung Chou, UNSW, Australia
* Xuejun Sha, HIT, China
* Daji Qiao, Iowa State Univ., USA
* Ilenia Tinnirello, Univ. Palermo, Italy
* Il-Min Kim, Queen's Univ., Canada
* Mazen Omar Hasna, Qatar Univ., Qatar
* Nguyen H. Thanh, HUST, Vietnam
* Tomoaki Ohtsuki, Keio Univ., Japan
* Tony Q.S. Quek, Singapore Univ. of Technology & Design, Singapore
* Chun Ting Chou, NTU, Taiwan
* Maurice Gagnaire, Telecom ParisTech, France
* Sinchai Kamolphiwong, Prince of Songkla Univ., Thailand
* Mohamad Yusoff Al, Multimedia Univ., Malaysia
* Gyu Myoung Lee, Telecom SudParis, France


For any inquiries on ICTC 2014, please contact TPC Chair:
Prof. Seong-Ho Jeong (HUFS, shjeong@hufs.ac.kr).

Homepage: http://www.ictc2014.org