International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2014), Guimaraes, Portugal June 30 - July 3, 2014

The 2014 International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications
University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal
ICCSA 2014
June 30 - July 3, 2014
 http://www.iccsa.org

The 2014 International Conference on Computational Science and Its
Applications (ICCSA 2014) will be held on June 30 - July 3 2014, University
of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal.
 
ICCSA 2014 is the next event in the series of highly successful
International Conferences on Computational Science and Its Applications,
previously held in Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam (2013),  Salvador da Bahia -
Brazil (2012), Santander - Spain (2011), Fukuoka - Japan (2010), Suwon -
Korea (2009),  Perugia - Italy (2008), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia (2007),
Glasgow - United Kingdom (2006), Singapore - Singapore(2005),  Assisi -
Italy (2004), Montreal - Canada (2003), and, as ICCS, in Amsterdam - The
Netherlands  (2002) and San Francisco - USA (2001).

Computational Science is a main pillar of most of the present research,
industrial and commercial activities and plays a unique role in exploiting
ICT innovative technologies.

The ICCSA Conference offers a real opportunity to bring together scientists
of different disciplines, discuss new issues, tackle complex problems and
find advanced solutions breeding new trends in Computational Science.

Submitted papers will be subject to stringent peer review by at least three
experts and carefully evaluated based on originality, significance,
technical soundness, and clarity of exposition. Accepted papers will appear
in the Conference proceedings to be published by Springer-Verlag in Lecture
Notes for Computer Science and Conference Publishing System (CPS). The
authors of a selected number of top quality papers will be requested to
extend their papers for further review and publication as special issues in
highly recognized international journals.

ICCSA 2014 accepts  paper submission in the following categories: main
Conference theme papers, Workshop papers, and poster  papers. The details
for each paper submission category can be found at the URL
http://www.iccsa.org/authors-instructions and the list of Workshops at the
URL: http://www.iccsa.org/sessions.
 
CONFERENCE THEMES
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The ICCSA 2014 Conference themes, grouped in five tracks,  are the following
(but are not limited to):

1. Track: Computational Methods, Algorithms and Scientific Application
  Computational Biology
  Computational Combustion Computational Chemistry
  Computational Fluid Dynamics
  Computational Physics
  Computational Geometry
  Computational Mathematics
  Computational Mechanics
  Computational Electro-magnetics
  Numerical Methods and Algorithms

2. Track: High Performance Computing, Systems and Networks
  Cluster Computing
  Supercomputing
  Cloud Computing
  Autonomic Computing
  P2P Computing
  Mobile Computing
  Grid and Semantic Grid Computing
  Workflow Design and Practice
  Computer and Network Architecture

3. Track: Geometric Modeling, Graphics and Visualization
  Scientific Visualization
  Computer Graphics
  Geometric Modeling
  Pattern Recognition
  Image Processing
  CAD/CAM
  Web3D, Virtual and Augmented Reality

4. Track: Advanced and Emerging Applications
  Biochemistry
  Bioinformatics
  Astrophysics
  Biometric Modeling
  Environmental, Climate and Weather Modeling
  Geology and Geophysics
  Nuclear Physics
  Financial and Economical Modeling
  Computational Journalism
  Geographical Information Systems

5. Track: Information Systems and Technologies
  Information Retrieval
  Scientific Databases
  Security Engineering
  Risk Analysis
  Reliability Engineering
  Software Engineering
  Data Mining
  Artificial Intelligence
  Learning Technologies
  Web Based Computing
  Web 2.0

 PAPER SUBMISSION
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To submit a paper, please connect to the Submission site from the link
provided at the ICCSA 2014 web site: http://ess.iccsa.org.
Only papers submitted through the electronic system and strictly adhering to
the relevant format will be considered for reviewing and publication.
The submission may fall into the following five categories: Main Conference
Theme Papers (Regular, Short), Workshop Papers, PHD Showcase Papers and
Poster Papers.

MAIN CONFERENCE THEME PAPERS
The submitted paper must be camera-ready, between 10 and 16 pages long and
formatted according to  the LNCS rules. Please consult the URL
http://www.iccsa.org/authors-instructions for formatting information and
templates.

WORKSHOPS PAPERS
The submitted paper must be between 10 to 16 pages long for LNCS
publication, or 6 to 11 pages for CPS publication, and should be formatted
according to the LNCS or CPS rules, respectively.
Please consult the URL http://www.iccsa.org/authors-instructions for
formatting information and templates.

SHORT PAPERS
Reporting preliminary results of ongoing research.  The submitted paper must
be between 4 to 5 pages long formatted according to CPS rules.  The Short
Papers will be presented during the Conference and will be published by CPS.

PHD SHOWCASE PAPERS
Reporting ongoing research already achieving significant results and
primarily carried out by Ph.D. students and junior researchers. The
submitted paper must be between 5 to 8 pages long formatted according to CPS
rules.  The PHD Showcase Papers will be presented during the Conference and
will be published by CPS.

POSTER PAPERS
Reporting preliminary results of ongoing research.  The submitted paper must
be between 3 to 4 pages long formatted according to CPS rules.  The Poster
Papers will be presented as posters during the Conference and will be
published by CPS.

Each  paper must deal with original and unpublished work, not submitted for
publication elsewhere (copyright problems fall entirely under responsibility
of the authors). Each paper will be reviewed by at least three experts in
the relevant field, ensuring the publication of only top quality
contributions.

When a paper is accepted at least one of the authors has to register to the
Conference and orally present the paper in the Conference.
 
WORKSHOPS
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  1. Advances in complex systems: modelling and parallel implementation -
ACSModPar 2014
  2. Agricultural and Environmental Information and Decision Support Systems
- AEIDSS 2014
  3. Advances in Web Based Learning - AWBL 2014
  4. Bio-inspired Computing and Applications - BIOCA 2014
  5. Computational and Applied Mathematics - CAM 2014
  6. Computer Aided Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis - CAMSA 2014
  7. Computational and Applied Statistics - CAS 2014
  8. Computational Geometry and Security Applications - CGSA 2014
  9. Computational algorithms for Sustainability Assessment - CLASS 2014
 10. Chemistry and Materials Sciences and Technologies - CMST 2014
 11. Computational Optimization and Applications - COA 2014
 12. Cities, Technologies and Planning - CTP 2014
 13. Computational Tools and Techniques for Citizen Science and Scientific
Outreach - CTTCS 2014
 14. Econometrics and Multidimensional Evaluation in Urban Environment -
EMEUE 2014
 15. Future Computing System Technologies, Innovations and Applications -
FISTA 2014
 16. Formal Methods, Computational Intelligence and Constraint Programming
for Software Assurance - FMCICA 2014
 17. Geographical Analysis, Urban Modeling, Spatial statistics - GeoAndMod
2014
 18. High Performance Computing in Engineering and Science - HPCES 2014
 19. Mobile Communications - MC 2014
 20. Mobile-computing, Sensing, and Actuation - Cyber Physical Systems -
MSA4CPS 2014
 21. New Trends on Trust Computational Models - NTTCM 2014
 22. Quantum Mechanics: Computational Strategies and Applications - QMCSA
2014
 23. Remote sensing Data Analysis, modeling, interpretation and
Applications: from a global view to a local analysis - RS 2014
 24. Software Engineering Processes and Applications - SEPA 2014
 25. Software Quality - SQ 2014
 26. Advances in Spatio-Temporal Analytics - ST-Analytics 2014
 27. Tools and Techniques in Software Development Processes - TTSDP 2013
 28. Virtual Reality and Applications - VRA 2013
 29. Agile Software Development Techniques - WAGILE 2014
 30. Big Data Analytics and Management - WBDAM 2014

 Please pay attention, when submitting your contribution to one of the above
listed Workshops, to select the  right entry in the list  box shown in the
submission form.

Please refer to the URL:

http://www.iccsa.org/sessions

for updated information about the Workshops.

An author is enabled to change the Workshop associated to a submitted paper
until the submission deadline is expired.
 
PROCEEDINGS
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The proceedings of the Conference will be published both by Springer-Verlag
and  Conference Publishing Services (CPS).

Each participant will receive the electronic copy of all the proceeding
volumes (LNCS and CPS) on a USB key.

For a selected number of top quality papers, after the Conference, the
authors will be requested to extend the paper in order to be published as
special issues in appropriate international journals.
 
CONFERENCE POLICY
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By submitting the paper to ICCSA Conference, all authors agree to abide by
all  ICCSA Conference paper submission, publication and presentation
policies. Namely, authors confirm that the work is  original, has not
appeared in literature in any form in the past and will not be submitted to
any other venue concurrently with ICCSA submission or until it appears in
ICCSA proceedings (in the case of acceptance). Furthermore, upon paper
acceptance,  authors agree to transfer copyright on the accepted paper to
ICCSA, and one of the authors will register the paper and present the paper
at the event. No paper withdrawals can be accepted after Conference
pre-registration date. Paper withdrawal request can be only accepted in
writing through email, letter or fax to Conference organizers.

The Conference has no responsibility for any intentional or accidental
misuse, misinterpretation, or failure to follow above rules and conditions
and holds no legal, civil or other responsibility for opinions, content or
utilization of any methods/algorithms expressed in the Conference
proceedings.

IMPORTANT DATES
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February 1, 2014:             Deadline for paper submission to the General
Tracks (Sessions may select a different deadline)
April 10, 2014:               Notification of Acceptance and Early-bird
Registration starts.
May 6, 2014:                  Early-bird Registration ends.
May 6, 2014:                  Submission deadline for the final version of
the Papers
June 30 - July 3, 2014:       ICCSA 2014 Conference