[BIC 2020 Call for Papers] ===================================================================================================================== The International Conference on Big data, IoT, and Cloud computing (BIC 2020) http://www.bic-conference.org/2020 Aug. 17-19, 2020, Jeju, Korea Hosted by KIPS CSWRG Published by Conference CD Proceedings(without ISSN/ISBN) and Intl' Journal Recommendations indexed by SCI/SCIE/SCOPUS only for 40~50% from top ********************************************************************************************************************* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. All accepted papers will be published by conference CD proceeding(without ISSN/ISBN)*. 2. After closing conference, distinguished accepted and presented papers will be recommended to Special Issues of the Intl' Journals indexed by SCIE/SCOPUS. ** No showers' paper will NOT be recommended to the journals(indexed by SCI/E or SCOPUS) ** ===================================================================================================================== ---------------------- Introduction ---------------------- The 2020 International Conference on Big data, IoT, and Cloud Computing will be held in Jeju, Korea, August 17-19, 2020. The BIC is the newly renamed conference from highly successful series of the International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing Application and Wireless Sensor Network (UCAWSN) - 4th UCAWSN (July, 2016), 3rd UCAWSN (July, 2015), 2nd UCAWSN (July, 2014), and 1st UCAWSN (July, 2013) since 2013 including BIC 2017 (Jeju). The BIC 2020 will be the most comprehensive conference focused on Big data, IoT, and Cloud Computing (BIC). The BIC 2020 will provide an opportunity for academic and industry professionals to discuss the latest issues and progress in the area of BIC such as model, algorithms, applications, services, performance and reliability for Big data, IoT, Cloud Computing . Also, the conference will publish high-quality papers which are closely related to the various theories and practical applications in Big data, IoT, and Cloud computing. Furthermore, we expect that the conference and its publications will be a trigger for further related research and technology improvements in those important subjects. Papers presented in the BIC 2020 will be published by Conference CD proceeding (without ISSN/ISBN)*. Moreover, outstanding papers will be recommended to international journals indexed by SCI/E or SCOPUS. --------------------------------------------- TOPICS (included, but are not limited to) ---------------------------------------------- Track 1. Big Data -Big Data Algorithms, Models, Applications, and Services -Big Data Search, Mining, and Visualization -Big Data Analytics and Metrics -Big Data Persistence and Preservation -Big Data Processing and Programming Techniques -Big Data Application and System Benchmarks -Infrastructures and Systems for Big Data Analytics and Management -Middleware and Tools for Big Data Analytics and Management -Machine Learning based on Big Data -Applications and Evaluation of Real-Time Big Data Systems -Reliability and Availability in Big Data -Security, Privacy, and Legal Issues for Big Data Track 2. Internet of Things -IoT Protocols and Standards -IoT and 5G Networks -IoT Applications, Services, and Implementations -IoT Interoperability and Multi-Platform Integration -IoT systems collaboration and cooperation mechanisms -Sensors Data Management, IoT Mining, and Analytics -Ultra-low power IoT Technologies and Embedded Systems Architectures -Resource identification, discovery, and profiling in heterogeneous IoT -Wearables, Body Sensor Networks, Smart Portable Devices -Design Space Exploration Techniques for IoT Devices and Systems -Security, Privacy, and Trust for IoT Track 3. Cloud Computing -Cloud Services and Applications -Cloud Programming models and tools -Cloud Storage and Databases -Cloud Computing Architectures -Cloud Availability and Reliability -Cloud Computing for Mobile and IoT -Cloud Migration and Visualization -Cloud Security, Privacy, Compliance, and Trust -Innovative Cloud Applications and Experiences -Distributed and Cloud Networking -Performance, Scalability, and Reliability for Cloud systems And applications Track 4. ICT Applications and Services -Converged ICT Technologies -Converged ICT Applications -Converged ICT Services -Case studies, etc. --------------------------- Submission and Publication ---------------------------- 1.Please DO NOT repeatedly create new paper id with an identical paper in our editorial system. When more than two identical papers are submitted in the editorial system, the papers will be rejected without review process. If any problems, please contact to a leading program chair. 2.In case of more than two withdrawals of accepted papers, the author will be placed on a blacklist in our DB. We will NOT allow your submission to Confs., SIs, and events. There will be a combination of presentations including scientific papers. Prospective authors are invited, in the first instance, to submit papers for oral presentations in any of the areas of interest for this conference. Authors should submit a paper based on page limitation including all figures, tables, and references. If you want to submit more than page limitation, you can add up to 2 extra pages with the appropriate fee payment. Authors should submit a paper with 2~6 pages in length, including all figures, tables, and references. If you want to submit more than page limitation, you can add up to 2 extra pages (total MAX. 8 pages) with the extra page charges (100 USD per page). Papers exceeding the page limits will be rejected without review. All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings. Distinguished accepted and presented papers in BIC 2020, after further revisions, will be published in the special issues of the following international journals (Pending): - The Journal of Supercomputing - Springer (SCI) - Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (AIHC) - Springer (SCIE) - Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (HCIS) - Springer (SCIE) - Journal of Information Processing Systems (JIPS) - KIPS (SCOPUS) ** This is the current index status of the journal. However, the journal indices may be changed due to several reasons. In that case, we are not responsible for it ** When authors recommend potential reviewers for their paper, the recommended reviewers' countries must be different. ** The recommended authors MUST strongly keep the recommendation guideline for the submission. ** No showers' paper will be NOT recommended to the journals. ============================================================================================================ ** Call for Workshop/Special Session Proposals ** +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In conjunction with BIC 2020, we will organize some workshops. The workshop proposals should be submitted to Conference Community(bic2020.conf@gmail.com). Several workshops will be held in conjunction with BIC 2020 with the aim to explore special topics and provide international forums for scientists, engineers, and computer users to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results on hot topics on new multimedia solutions and ubiquitous computing. Workshops for presenting papers from industrial companies and papers on implementations of systems and services are very welcome. One workshop MUST have at least 6 registered papers. Otherwise, the papers will be moved to the another workshop. All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings. High quality papers will be recommended special issue of SCI(E) Journal. - It will be decided by Workshop organizers. In general, a workshop takes one day, although multiple-days and half-day workshops are welcome. The workshop proposal should include following information: 1. Title of the workshop: International Workshop on ... 2. Workshop Organizers(s): name, affiliation, address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail. 3. Brief description of the workshop (several hundred words) 4. Expected number of papers to be submitted 5. Call for paper of the workshop (draft version - 1 page CFP MS Word version) 6. Tentative list of program committee members (Name, affiliation, country, email address) 7. Your workshop web address (Tentative) ----------------- Important Dates ----------------- ==Conference Process== - Paper Submission Due: Jun. 19, 2020(Extension!) - Author Accept Notification (without review comments): Jun. 24, 2020 - Registration Due (Early): Jun. 26, 2020 1. We will NOT send authors of the non-registered papers the comments. 2. When you prepare a paper for the SI submission, authors MUST revise and improve the paper based on review comments. - Camera-ready paper Due: Jul. 03, 2020 - Conference Dates: Aug. 17-19, 2020 The only first page for each paper will be included in the Conference CD Proceedings (without ISSN / ISBN). ---------------------------------- ORGANIZATION ---------------------------------- -Honorary Chair Doo-soon Park, Soonchunhyang University, Korea -Steering Chairs James Park, SeoulTech, Korea Young-Sik Jeong, Dongguk University, Korea -General Chairs Han-Chieh Chao, National Ilan University, Taiwan Jungho Kang, Baewha Women's University, Korea Qun Jin, Waseda University, Japan Yi Pan, Georgia State University, USA -General Vice-Chairs Ka Lok Man, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China Luis Javier Garcia Villalba, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Spain Neil Yen, University of Aizu, Japan -Program Chairs Arun Kumar Sangaiah, VIT University, India Jin Wang, Yangzhou University, China -Program Vice-Chairs Dohyun Kim, Catholic University of Pusan, Korea Yoo-jae Won, Chungnam National University, Korea Nammee Moon, Hoseo University, Korea Kwang-il Hwang, Incheon National University, Korea Hang-Bae Chang, Chung-Ang University, Korea Joon-Min Gil, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea Jinho Park, Soongsil University, Korea Deok-Gyu Lee, Seowon University, Korea Yeong-Seok Seo, Yeungnam University, Korea Byoungwook Kim, Dongguk University, Korea Jun-Ho Huh, Catholic University of Pusan, Korea JiSu Park, Jeonju University, Korea -International Advisory Board Albert Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia Hamid R. Arabnia, The University of Georgia, USA Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan Mo-Yuen Chow, North Carolina State University, USA Naveen Chilamkurti, La Trobe University, Australia Sherali Zeadally, University of the District of Columbia, USA Victor Leung, The University of British Columbia, Canada Vincenzo Loia, University of Salerno, Italy Wanlei Zhou, Deakin University, Australia Weijia Jia, City U. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong -Publicity Chairs Aziz Nasridinov, Chungbuk National University, Korea Byung Seok Shin, Inha University, Korea Hwamin Lee, Soonchunhyang University, Korea Seokhong Min, Mindata co, Korea Wei Song, North China University of Technology, China Yunsick Sung, Dongguk University, Korea Eunyoung Lee, Dongduk Women's University, Korea Hyun-Woo Kim, Baewha Women's University, Korea -Local Arrangement Chairs Min Choi, Chungbuk National University, Korea Namje Park, Jeju National University, Korea Dohyeun Kim, Jeju National University, Korea ----------------------- CONTACT INFORMATION ----------------------- If you have any questions about the CFPs and papers submission, please email to Conference Community(bic2020.conf@gmail.com) - The End -