[Deadline extended - FIRM] ISCC 2021 - the 26th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications

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The 26th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (IEEE ISCC 2021)


Submission Due Date: May 30th, 2021 (FIRM)
Conference Dates: September 5-8, 2021
Conference Venue: Athens, Greece


Submission Website: https://iscc2021.edas.info/N28231
Conference Website: https://iscc2021.unipi.gr


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Welcome to the 26th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC).
The first IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC) was held in
1995 in response to the growing interaction between the fields of computers
and communications. ISCC takes place annually, usually in the Mediterranean
region, in locations such as Egypt, Greece, France, Tunisia, Portugal,
Spain, Morocco, Italy, and Brazil. In 2021, the Symposium is going to be
held in Athens, Greece.

ISCC sessions will include presentations on new research results and
tutorials. Papers describing original work are invited in any of the
computer and communications areas that the Call for Papers considers.
Accepted papers will be included in the ISCC 2021 Conference Proceedings,
which will be subject to independent peer-review procedures for quality,
and may be eligible for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore® Digital Library.
Merit, relevance, and originality will guide paper acceptance. Best Paper
Award and Best Student Paper Awards will be presented.

ISCC 2021, in its 26th edition, will provide an insight into the unique
world stemming from the interaction between the fields of computers and
communications. ISCC 2021 will provide an international technical forum for
experts from industry and academia to exchange ideas and present results of
on-going research in most state-of-the-art areas of computers and
communications.


You are invited to submit a full paper, a proposal for a Panel/Invited
Session or a Tutorial, related to the following topics of interest:


* 5th Generation Networks (5G)
* Resource Allocation
* Network Slicing
* Topology Management
* 5G Core Network and Service Based Architecture
* C-RAN and backhaul
* SDN and NFV for 5G
* Network Stability, Control and Optimization
* Standardization Activities by IEEE, 3GPP and ETSI

* Artificial Intelligence (AI)
* Artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and
Communications
* Game Theory
* Machine Learning
* Bio-inspired Computing in Communications
* Data Science and Data Engineering
* Distributed Knowledge and Processing
* Trusted AI

* Cloud and Edge Computing
* Cloud Computing (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)
* Mobile Cloud and Mobile Cloud Networking
* Fog Computing
* Distributed Systems Architecture and Management

* Internet of Things (IoT)
* LPWAN (LoRa, Sigfox, NB-IoT, LTE-M, Wi-SUN)
* 6TiSCH, 6LoWPAN, Roll
* Rest API, CoAP, CBOR, OSCORE
* Smart Spaces
* Cyber Physical Systems
* Telecare Medical Information System

* Optical Networks
* Optical Network Protocols and Architectures
* Energy-efficient/green Optical Communications and Networks
* Visible Light Communications (Indoor, Outdoor and Localization)
* Optical Wireless Communication Applications for Future Networks

* Vehicular Networks
* Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
* IEEE 802.11p ITS-G5
* Millimeter Waves
* V2X, V2I, V2N, V2V, V2P, V2D, V2G
* Inter and intra vehicle communication and protocols

* Wireless Networks
* Cognitive Radio Networking
* Wireless, Cellular, and Mobile Communications
* Modeling and Simulation
* Signal Processing for Communications

* Services and Protocols
* Advances in Internet Protocols
* Green Networking
* Real Time Communication Services
* Routing and Multicast
* Network Design, Optimization and Management
* Network Reliability, Quality of Service and Quality of Experience
* Fault-Tolerance and Error Recovery
* Web Services and Service Oriented Architectures
* Standards Evolution
* Digital Satellite Communications Service
* Localization Protocols
* Communications Services and Management
* Crowdsourcing applications
* Peer-to-Peer Computing

* Software Defined
* Software Defined Networks and Network Function Virtualization
* Software Defined Smart Objects
* Software Defined Data Centers
* Software Defined Radio
* Overlay and Programmable Networks

* Security and Privacy
* Data Privacy
* Attacks and Defenses
* Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
* Hardware Security
* Intrusion Detection
* Moving Target Defense (MTD)
* Blockchain

* Application domain / Framework / Architecture
* e-Health and Bioinformatics
* Smart Grid
* Smart City
* Industry 4.0
* Smart Building

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Submission Guidelines
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Papers must be submitted electronically as a PDF file through the
conference management system, at: https://iscc2021.edas.info/N28231




Please note:


(1) All papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee on the basis of
technical quality, relevance, originality, significance, and clarity. All
paper submissions will be handled electronically. Papers that do not comply
with the Submission Guidelines will be rejected without review.


(2) All papers should be submitted electronically in PDF and be no longer
than 7 pages in the IEEE double column proceedings format including tables,
figures and references. Papers exceeding 7 pages will not be accepted.
Download manuscript templates for IEEE conference proceedings:
https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html


(3) Best Paper Award and Best Student Paper Awards will be presented.

(4) Accepted papers up to 6 pages will be published with no additional
charge. Exceeding page(s) will be charged an additional fee.


(5) At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register to
the conference and present the paper. Only registered and presented papers
will be published in the conference proceedings. Accepted papers will be
included in the ISCC 2021 Proceedings and will be submitted for inclusion
to IEEE Xplore.


The ISCC Proceedings have been indexed in the past by ISI, dblp and Scopus.
This makes the ISCC conference one of the publication venues with very high
visibility and impact in both Computer and Communications areas.


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Important Dates
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* Paper submission deadline: May 15, 2021
* Notification of paper acceptance: July 15, 2021
* Submission of camera-ready papers: TBA
* Conference Dates: September 5-8, 2021

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Organizing Committee
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* General Co-Chairs:
* Christos Douligeris, University of Piraeus, Greece
* Luca Foschini, University of Bologna, Italy

* TPC Co-Chairs:
* Gang Li, Deakin University, Australia
* Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, University of New Mexico, USA
* Theofanis Raptis, National Research Council (CNR), Italy

* Workshops and Tutorial Co-Chairs:
* Nathalie Mitton, Inria Lille-Nord Europe, France
* Michael Kounavis, Intel, USA
* Fabrice Theoleyre, CNRS, Paris, France

* Keynote Co-Chairs:
* Konstandinos Samdanis, Nokia Bell Labs, Germany
* Massimo Villari, University of Messina, Italy
* Periklis Chatzimisios, International Hellenic University, Greece

* Poster and Demo Chair:
* Dimitrios Zorbas, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

* Publicity Co-Chairs:
* Min Yu, Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, China
* Luis Henrique Maciel Kosmalski Costa, EFRJ, Brasil
* Rodrigue Domga Komguem, University of Yaoundé in Cameroon, Capital of
Cameroon
* Ye Zhu, Deakin University, Australia
* Antonino Galletta, University of Messina, Italy

* Publication Co-Chairs:
* Dimitrios Kallergis, University of West Attica, Greece
* Adel Elmaghraby, University of Louisville, USA

* Finance and Registration Co-Chairs:
* Theodoros Karvounidis, University of Piraeus, Greece
* Reda Ammar, University of Connecticut, USA

* Local Co-Chairs:
* Rosa Mavropodi, University of Piraeus, Greece
* Zacharenia Garofalaki, University of Piraeus and University of West
Attica, Greece

* Webmaster:
* Rosa Mavropodi, University of Piraeus, Greece


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Steering Committee
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* Reda Ammar, University of Connecticut, USA
* Antonio Corradi, University of Bologna, Italy
* Mario Dantas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil
* Christos Douligeris, University of Piraeus, Greece
* Adel S. Elmaghraby, University of Louisville, USA
* Hussein Mouftah, University of Ottawa, USA
* Sartaj Sahni, University of Florida, USA
* Susana Sargento, Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, University of Aveiro,
Portugal
* Massimo Villari, University of Messina, Italy