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ETFA’2013
18th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies &
Factory Automation
Cagliari, Italy
10-13 September 2013
***** Submission Deadline: March 15, 2013 *****
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Web site: http://etfa2013.org
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Aim: The aim of the ETFA conference series is to provide researchers and
practitioners
from industry and academia with a platform to report on recent
developments in the
newly emerging areas of technology and their potential applications to
factory automation.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN AUTOMATION:
IT Modeling techniques (Object-Orientation, Components, Agents, Service
Oriented
Architectures, ...) for Automation Systems; Model Driven Development in
Automation
(UML, SysML, ...); Data Modeling (CAEX, AutomationML, OPC UA, ...);
Virtualization
at the Factory Level, Digital Factory; Domain Specific Modeling and
Programming
Languages (IEC 61131, IEC 61499, ...); Integration with MES and ERP Systems
(Databases, Semantic Web Services); Vertical Integration: Web-based
Setup, Maintenance
and Configuration; Tool Chains, Platforms, and Frameworks for Software
Design and Development; Security and Safety in Factory, Home and
Building Automation; Network Integration in Automation Systems
(Heterogeneous Networks, Wired/Wireless, ...); Dynamically
Reconfigurable, Adaptive, and Emergent Automation Software/Systems;
Energy Management in Automation/Optimized Energy Consumption of
Automated Systems; Cost-Effective Automation/ Systems (Life-Cycle Cost);
Case Studies, Application Reports and Experiences in Practice: Smart
Manufacturing, Web-of-Things in the Factory Line; Home and Building
Automation; Renewable Energy Systems (Production and Integration).
- INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS:
Implementation Issues; Message Scheduling; Performance Analysis;
Dependability and Fault Tolerance Aspects; System Design and
Architecture; Self-Configurable Systems; Integration Support; Fieldbus
Networks; Real-Time Ethernet Networks; Intranet and Internet; Wireless
Networks; Hybrid (wired/wireless) Networks; Safety Buses; Sensor
Networks; Automotive Networks; Building Automation Networks; Process
Control Networks; Networked Control Systems.
- REAL-TIME (NETWORKED) EMBEDDED SYSTEMS:
Theory and Technology in RTNES: Real-Ttime Computing; Real-Time
Operating Systems; Real-Time Communications; Networked Embedded Systems
Technology; Wireless Sensor Networks; Cyber Physical Systems. Design and
Methods in RTNES: Design and Implementation; Design Methodologies and
Tools; Components and Platforms; Models of Computation and Formal
Methods; Hardware/Software Co-Design. Verification and Validation
Methods. Algorithms and Control in RTNES: Energy Management; Data
Integration and Fusion; Communication Modes; Quality of Service Control.
Case Studies in RTNES: Industrial Automation, Automotive, Avionics,
Communications and Building Automation Systems.
- AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS:
Formal Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems; Scheduling,
Simulation, Queuing Systems and Petri Nets in Manufacturing Systems;
Synthesis and Analysis Techniques, Performance Evaluation and
Reliability; Discrete and Continuous Industrial Automation Systems;
Automated Manufacturing Systems and Enterprise Integration; Application
of Service-Oriented Technologies; Test Cases, Benchmarks and Tools;
Applications and Experiences in Practice; Recent Developments in
Standardization; Resource Allocation Systems in Manufacturing; Fault
Diagnosis, State-Estimation and Identification.
- INDUSTRIAL CONTROL:
Process Control; Equipment Control; Intelligent Control; Supervisory
Control; Industrial Control Implementation; Discrete and Continuous
Automation System; Equipment and Process Monitoring; Fault Detection and
Management; Process Modelling and Optimization; Performance Assessment
of Control Systems; Control Applications; Large-Scale Systems.
- COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND MODERM HEURISTICS IN AUTOMATION:
Intelligent Systems and Control, Modern Heuristics, and Data Mining in
Automation and Industrial Applications; Neural/Fuzzy/Evolutionary
Approaches in Automation; Modern Heuristics Methods in Factory
Automation Based on Predictive, Adaptive Control, Recognition,
Navigation, Motion Control, Competitive, Self-Organizing Learning, and
Clustering; Computational Intelligence in Security, Reliability, and
Fault-Tolerance in Automation; Ant Colonies Optimization and Swarm
Intelligence in Automation; Machine Learning, Support Vector Machines,
Expert Systems.
- INTELLIGENT ROBOTS AND SYSTEMS:
Cognitive Robotics; Cooperative and Collaborative Robotics; Multi-Agent
Systems and Distributed Robotics Architectures; Human-Robot Interaction;
Integrated Intelligence; Intelligent Robot Assistants; Intelligent
Embedded Systems; Robot Programming; Natural Language Grounding; Path
Planning and Collision Avoidance; Navigation, Control and Manipulation
for Intelligent Robots and Systems; Perception, Environment Description
and Map Building; Mobile Manipulation; Planning and Failure Recovery;
Network Robotics; Reasoning under Uncertainty; Robot Learning; Advanced
Sensors and Vision Systems in Robotics; Usability Studies.
- SENSORS & ACTUATORS
Sensor devices and sensor arrays, Sensor technology and new sensor
principles, Sensor algorithms, Sensor instrumentation, Sensor device
architectures, Intelligent sensors, Event-based sampling for sensors,
Communication interfaces, Factory and process automation sensors, Smart
actuators and drive systems, Electric actuators, Valve automation,
Energy-harvesting wireless sensors and sensor applications, Signal
processing for sensor applications, Industrial sensor devices,
Analytical methods and modeling, Software for sensors, Energy efficiency
and intelligent signal processing for wireless sensing, Body sensor
networks for healthcare and pervasive application, Sensors for urban
environmental monitoring, Networked sensors and sensor platforms, Sensor
applications for industry, environmental monitoring, corrosion, etc.,
Bioinspired sensor systems, Metamaterials for sensing, Adaptive sensing,
Signal treatment and uncertainty estimation in sensors, Contactless
detection and measuring systems for the industrial automation, Motion
detectors, Neural networks and sensors, Mass-sensitive and fiber-optic
sensors, Gas sensors, Nano-sensors, Aerospace sensor systems,
Spatio-temporal modeling for solar radiation, climate and biogeochemical
cycles.
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SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Manuscripts must be submitted electronically in PDF format, according to the
instructions contained in the Conference web site. Contributions must
contain
original unpublished work. Papers that have been concurrently submitted to
other conferences or journals (double submissions) will be automatically
rejected.
Papers are to be submitted electronically in PDF format.
Two types of submissions are solicited: Long Papers - 8 double-column pages.
Work-in-Progress and Industrial Practice Papers - limited to 4
double-column pages.
For further details, please consult the conference web pages.
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IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for submission of long and special sessions papers: March 15, 2013
Notification of acceptance of long papers: May 15, 2013
Deadline for submission of work-in-progress papers and Industry
practice: May 20, 2013
Notification of acceptance of work-in-progress papers and Industry
practice: June 20, 2013
Deadline for submission of final manuscripts – long and special
sessions: July 1, 2013
Deadline for submission of final manuscripts – work-in-progress papers and
Industry practice: July 1, 2013
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ORGANIZERS
General Co-Chairs
Carla Seatzu, University of Cagliari, Italy
Richard Zurawski, ISA Group, San Francisco, USA
Program Committee Co-Chairs
Marek Miskowicz, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Georg Frey, Saarland University, Germany
Work-in-Progress Co-Chairs
Cristian Mahulea, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Javier Silvestre-Blanes, University of Valencia, Spain
Special Sessions Co-Chairs
Mariagrazia Dotoli, Polytechnic of Bari, Italy
John Gialelis, University of Patras, Greece
Publication Chair
Mauro Franceschelli, University of Cagliari, Italy
TRACK CHAIRS
Track 1
Information Technology in Automation
Juergen Jasperneite, Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences,
Germany
Alexander Fay, Helmut-Schmidt University, Germany
Track 2
Industrial Communication Systems
Francisco Vasques, University of Porto, Portugal
Gianluca Cena, Institute of Electronic and Computer and Engineering
Telecommunications CNR, Italy
Track 3
Real-Time and (Networked) Embedded Systems
Marco Di Natale, Sant'Anna Superior School, Italy
Jürgen Teich, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Track 4
Automated Manufacturing Systems
Maria Pia Fanti, Polytechnic of Bari, Italy
Christoforos Hadjicostis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Track 5
Industrial Control
Bengt Lennartson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Track 6
Computational Intelligence and Modern Heuristics in Automation
Francesco Carlo Morabito, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Track 7
Intelligent Robots and Systems
Antoni Grau, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain
Paulo Costa, University of Porto, Portugal
Marina Indri, Polytechnic of Torino, Italy
Track 8
Sensors and Actuators
Thilo Sauter, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
Daniela de Venuto, Polytechnic of Bari, Italy
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CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail: [email protected]
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Carla Seatzu
Dip. di Ingegneria Elettrica ed Elettronica
Universita' di Cagliari
Piazza d'Armi - 09123 Cagliari, Italy
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.diee.unica.it/~seatzu/info.html
Tel: +39-070-675-5759 Fax: +39-070-675-5782
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