International Workshop on High Performance Computing and Collaborative Networking for Real Time Agricultural Applications (AgrApps 2015) CALL FOR PAPERS As part of The International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2015) July 20 – July 24, 2015 The Hilton Amsterdam Hotel Amsterdam, The Netherlands Submission Deadline: March 31, 2015 Submissions could be for full papers, short papers, poster papers, or posters SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES This workshop is organized with a particular focus on international agriculture and computing systems. Consumers demand high quality fruit and vegetables, which are often grown and processed in distant countries. So, producers must be able to gather, store and transmit information as their food products pass from one county or company to another. At each stage of the value chain, from the plant to the plate, computing systems are essential for obtaining these goals. The workshop is proposed to bring together people from industry, academia and government who are working to innovate, develop and use high performance computing, networking and IT infrastructure, for the purpose of collaborative work in the field of agriculture and applications. These may include agricultural information databases, agricultural development banking systems, providing vital information to the farmers about weather changes and watering schedules, planning farming crops efficiently, and support various processes involved in the food chain. The Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following:
PAPER SUBMISSIONS You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to agricultural applications of computer modeling, simulation and real-time control. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. For Regular papers, please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 8 double-column IEEE formatted pages, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s). Short papers (up to 4 pages), poster papers and poster (please refer to http://hpcs2015.cisedu.info/home/cts-2015-posters for posters submission details) will also be accepted. Please specify the type of submission you have. Please include page numbers on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments. Authors are invited to submit a PDF copy of their manuscript to the Workshop using the following link: http://cisedu.us/cis/hpcs/15/users/upload.jsp. In the form you fill out, please indicate that the submission is for AgApps 2015 in the Comments field of the uploading form. If the submission is for a poster paper or short paper, indicate that as well on the manuscript and in the form's Comments field. Only PDF files will be accepted, uploaded to the link above. Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, relevance, significance, technical clarity and presentation. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. At least one of the authors of each accepted paper will have to register and attend the HPCS 2015 conference to present the paper at the workshop. Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the HPCS 2015 Conference web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings is projected to be included in the IEEE Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly. If you have any questions about paper submission or the workshop, please contact the conference organizers. IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submissions: ---------------------------------- March 31, 2015 Acceptance Notification: ---------------------------- April 15, 2015 Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due: ----- May 08, 2015 Conference Dates: ----------------------------------- July 20 – 24, 2015 For information or questions about Conference's paper submission, tutorials, posters, workshops, special sessions, exhibits, demos, panels and forums organization, doctoral colloquium, and any other information about the conference location, registration, paper formatting, etc., please consult the Conference’s web site at URL: http://hpcs2015.cisedu.info/ or http://cisedu.us/rp/hpcs15 or contact one of the Conference's organizers. |
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