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EUSPN 2020 CfP in Madeira, Portugal, November 2-5 2020 (Conference with ISI Special Issues)
by Davidekova Monika 06 Apr '20

06 Apr '20

********************************************************************************** The 11th International Conference on Emerging Ubiquitous Systems and Pervasive Networks (EUSPN 2020) Date: November 2-5, 2020 Location: Madeira, Portugal Website: http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/euspn-20/ ********************************************************************************** The 11th International Conference on Emerging Ubiquitous Systems and Pervasive Networks (EUSPN) is a premier venue for bringing together multi-disciplinary researchers, professionals and practitioners from both academia and industry, who are engaged in different facets of ubiquitous systems and pervasive networks. The conference encourages innovative research contributions providing the recent significant developments and promising future trends of EUSPN based applications, systems, tools, environments and infrastructures in the fields of EUSPN and related areas. Important Dates: -------------------- - Workshop Proposals: May 15, 2020 - Paper Submission Due: June 15, 2020 - Author Notification: August 2, 2020 - Final Manuscript Due: August 30, 2020 Publication ------------- All EUSPN 2020 accepted papers will be published by Elsevier Science in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series on-line. Procedia Computer Science is hosted by Elsevier on www.Elsevier.com and on Elsevier content platform ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com) and will be freely available worldwide. All papers in Procedia will be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and by Thomson Reuters' Conference Proceeding Citation Index (http://thomsonreuters.com/conference-proceedings-citation-index/) All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and Engineering Village (Ei) (www.engineeringvillage.com) This includes EI Compendex (www.ei.org/compendex) Moreover, all accepted papers will be indexed in DBLP (http://dblp.uni-trier.de/) The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. Selected papers will be invited for publication, in the special issues of: - International Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (IF: 1.901), by Springer (http://www.springer.com/engineering/journal/12652) - International Journal of Computing and Informatics (IF: 0.524), (http://www.cai.sk/ojs/index.php/cai/index) - International Journal of Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (IF: 4.371), by Elsevier (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and…) - International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking (IF: 3.030) (Pending), Elsevier (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/computer-networks) EUSPN 2020 will be held in conjunction with the 10th International Conference on Current and Future Trends of Information and Communication Technologies in Healthcare (ICTH: http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/icth-20/) Papers on either completed or ongoing research are invited in the following and related tracks: http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/euspn-20/call-for-papers.html EUSPN 2020 will be held in Madeira, a Portuguese archipelago. Madeira is a popular year-round tourist destination, known for its remarkable mountainous scenery and mild year-long climate. Although, Madeira is part of Europe it is approximately 1,000 km from the continent while being only 520 km from the coast of Africa. It is about an hour and a half flight from the capital of Portugal, Lisbon. Funchal, the picturesque capital of Madeira, is situated on the south coast of the island and one of Atlantic Oceans most popular cruise ship ports. Madeira is a scenic island with many unique destinations such as the Laurisilva forest, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Conference Tracks ============ - Ad hoc and Pervasive Networks - Adaptive Systems, Intelligent Computing and Applications - Big Data and Big Data Science - Cloud, Fog, Edge Computing - Emerging Pervasive/Ubiquitous Technologies - Intelligent Traffic and Transportation Systems - Internet of Things - Mobile Computing and Wireless Communications - Security, Privacy, and Trust - Semantic Web Technologies Committees ======== General Chair Atta Badii, University of Reading, UK Program Chairs Nuno Varandas, F6S (Where Founders Grow Together), Portugal Ansar Yasar, Hasselt University, Belgium Local Arrangement Chairs Adelio Manuel Rodrigues Gaspar, University of Coimbra, Portugal Margarida Cerqueira, University of Aveiro, Portugal Workshops' Chairs Haroon Malik, Marshall University, USA Publicity Chairs Monika Davidekova, Comenius University, Slovakia Mohammed Elghzaoui, FP-UMI, Errachidia, Morocco Siddardha Kaja, Acadia University, Canada Orven E. Llantos, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines Program Vice Chairs El Arbi Abdellaoui Alaoui, EIGSI-Casablanca, Morocco Sajid Anwar, Institute of Management Sciences Peshawar, Pakistan Nik Bessis, Edge Hill University, UK Kechar Bouabdellah, Oran University, Algeria Samia Bouzefrane, Cnam, Paris, France, France Monika Davidekova, Comenius University, Slovakia Mohammed Erritali, Sultane Moulay Slimane University, Morocco Stephane Galland, Universite de Technologie de Belfort-Montbeliard, France Faouzi Kammoun, Ecole Superieure Privee d'Ingenierie et de Technologies, Tunis Mohamad Khairi Ishak, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Yannis Korkontzelos, Edge Hill University, UK Flavio Lombardi, Universita Roma Tre, Italy Fernando Moreira, Universidade Portucalense, Portugal Euripides Petrakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece Advisory Committee Ali Ghorbani, University of New Brunswick, Canada Zygmunt J. Haas, Cornell University, USA Vincenzo Loia, University of Salerno, Italy Zakaria Maamar, Zayed University, UAE Peter Sloot, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands Peter Thomas, Manifesto Research, Australia Technical Program Committee http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/euspn-20/organizing-commitee.html

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Two PhD positions in Utrecht
by Wouter Swierstra 06 Apr '20

06 Apr '20

============================================================== Two PhD positions in functional programming ============================================================== The Department of Information and Computing Sciences at Utrecht University is currently advertising two PhD positions in Functional Programming. The candidates will join the Intelligent Systems group, working with Johan Jeuring, Gabriele Keller, and Wouter Swierstra. Besides research, the successful candidate will be expected to help supervise MSc students and assist in the teaching of courses. The positions should be filled by September 2020, although the exact starting date is negotiable. --------------------------------- Research topics --------------------------------- These two positions are tied to two specific topics. * Programming tutors for Functional Languages (Johan Jeuring) The focus of the position is on designing new technologies to support students working in an intelligent tutoring system for functional programming. We expect to use techniques from dependently typed programming, refinement types, program synthesis, automated theorem proving, and more to analyse student programs, and to help students in taking the next step when developing a program. The candidate will investigate the design and use of multiple technologies for this purpose, add them to Ask-Elle, our intelligent tutoring system, perform experiments with the system, and improve the technologies based on the outcome of the experiments. * Compiler verification for a smart contract language (Wouter Swierstra & Gabriele Keller) This project aims to develop a certifying compiler for Plutus Tx, a subset of the purely functional language Haskell that is used to implement smart contracts for the Cardano blockchain. The Plutus smart contract framework is being developed by IOHK for Cardano and the present project is a joint effort of IOHK and Utrecht University. The Plutus Tx compiler is based on the GHC Haskell compiler and adds a translation step from GHC Core to a minimal lambda calculus. Programs in this lambda calculus are executed during transaction validation in a sandboxed execution environment in a manner that is crucial to the security of the blockchain. This project aims to formalise the semantics of the languages involved, to reason about the transformation and optimisation steps that the compiler performs, and finally, to generate a proof object certifying the correctness of the generated code together with that code. --------------------------------- What we are looking for --------------------------------- The ideal candidates should have a degree in Computer Science, be highly motivated, speak and write English well, and be proficient in producing scientific reports. Furthermore, candidates should be able to demonstrate experience with functional programming languages, such as Haskell, OCaml, ML, Agda, Idris, or Coq. --------------------------------- What we offer --------------------------------- The candidates are offered a full-time position for four or five years, depending on the teaching load. The gross salary ranges between €2,325 in the first year and €2,972 in the fourth year per month for full-time employment. A part-time position of at least 0.8 fte may also be possible. The salary is supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% per year. The position also includes a generous allocation of fully-paid vacation days. In addition we offer: a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities. The research group will provide the candidate with necessary support on all aspects of the project. More information is available on the website: Terms and employment: http://bit.ly/1elqpM7 Utrecht is consistently ranked as one of the best places in the world to live. --------------------------------- How to apply --------------------------------- To apply please attach a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae, and (email) addresses of two referees. Make sure to also include a transcript of the courses you have followed (at bachelor and master level), with the grades you obtained, and to include a sample of your scientific writing, such as your MSc or BSc thesis. It is possible to apply for this position if you are close to obtaining your undergraduate degree. In that case include a letter of your supervisor with an estimate of your progress, and do not forget to include at least a sample of your technical writing skills. The application deadline for the first position closes on April 29th. You can apply through the University's website: https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/5-year… The application for the second position is not yet open -- but feel free to contact me directly if you're interested. If you're still unsure about the topic, feel free to apply using the link above; we're happy to discuss which topic fits your interests best during the application process.

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[FNC-2020] CFP (final extension): Conference on Future Networks and Communications. Leuven, Belgium (August 9-12, 2020)
by Wim Ectors 06 Apr '20

06 Apr '20

------------------------------------------------------------------------ The 15th International Conference on Future Networks and Communications Leuven, Belgium August 9-12, 2020 http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/fnc-20/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Future Networks and Communications (FNC) research effort will help to achieve a major promise of emerging technologies such as ubiquitous access to broadband, supporting vital applications in our daily lives such as health, energy consumption, environment transport, entertainment or education. The scope of FNC is the development of energy-efficient future network infrastructures that support the convergence and interoperability of heterogeneous mobile, wired and wireless broadband network technologies as enablers of the future Internet. This includes but not limited to ubiquitous fast broadband access and ultra-high speed end-to-end optical connectivity, supporting open services and innovative ambient applications. The scope also embraces novel and evolutionary approaches to tackle network architectures, taking due consideration of users and societal needs for success. Important Dates ---------------- - Paper Submission Due: April 20, 2020 (FIRM) - Acceptance Notification: May 17, 2020 - Final Manuscript Due: June 15, 2020 Publication ------------ All FNC 2020 accepted papers will be published by Elsevier Science in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series on-line. Procedia Computer Science is hosted by Elsevier on www.Elsevier.com and on Elsevier content platform ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com) and will be freely available worldwide. All papers in Procedia will be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and by Thomson Reuters' Conference Proceeding Citation Index ( http://thomsonreuters.com/conference-proceedings-citation-index/) All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and Engineering Village (Ei) (www.engineeringvillage.com) This includes EI Compendex (www.ei.org/compendex) Moreover, all accepted papers will be indexed in DBLP (http://dblp.uni-trier.de/) The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. You will be able to provide a hyperlink to all delegates and direct your conference website visitors to your proceedings. Selected papers will be invited for publication, in the following special issues: - International Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (IF: 1.901), by Springer (http://www.springer.com/engineering/journal/12652) - International Journal of Computing and Informatics (IF: 0.524), ( http://www.cai.sk/ojs/index.php/cai/index) - International Journal of Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (IF: 4.371), by Elsevier ( https://www.journals.elsevier.com/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and…) - International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking (IF: 3.030) (Pending), Elsevier ( https://www.journals.elsevier.com/computer-networks) FNC 2020 will be held in conjunction with the 17th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing (MobiSPC http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/mobispc-20/) FNC 2020 will be held in the city of Leuven. Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium. It is located about 25 kilometers (16 miles) east of Brussels. It is the 10th largest municipality in Belgium and the fourth in Flanders. Leuven is home to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, the largest and oldest university of the Low Countries and the oldest Catholic university still in existence. The related university hospital of UZ Leuven, is one of the largest hospitals in Europe. The city is also known for being the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer and one of the five largest consumer-goods companies in the world. Leuven's Town Hall is one of the best-known Gothic town halls worldwide and Leuven's pride and joy. It took three architects and thirty years to build it. Leuven's 'Hall of Fame' features 236 statues, which were only added to the faÃ§ade after 1850. There are 220 men and 16 women in total. On the bottom floor are famous Leuven scientists, artists and historical figures, dressed in Burgundian garb. The first floor is reserved for the patron saints of the various parishes of Leuven. The facade is adorned by the counts and dukes of Brabant while the towers primarily feature biblical figures. COMMITTEES: ----------- General Chair Ladislav Hluchy, Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia Program Chairs Haroon Malik, Marshall University, USA Yves Vanrompay, Hasselt University, Belgium Workshops Chair Muhammad Adnan, Hasselt University, Belgium International Journals Chair Atta Badii, Reading University, UK Publicity Chairs Wim Ectors, Hasselt University, Belgium Mohammed Erritali, University Sultane Moulay Slimane, Morocco Advisory Committee Soumaya Cherkaoui, Sherbrooke University, Canada Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College, UK Roch Glitho, Concordia University, Canada Zygmunt J. Haas, Cornell University, USA Philippe Martins, Telecom Paris Tech, France Peter Sloot, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands David Taniar, Monash University, Australia Technical Program Committee http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/fnc-20/#programCommittees Sent via Mail Merge for Gmail <https://gsuite.google.com/marketplace/app/mail_merge_with_attachments/22340…>

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Call for participation: Utrecht AFP Summer School
by Wouter Swierstra 06 Apr '20

06 Apr '20

SUMMER SCHOOL ON ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING Utrecht, the Netherlands, 06-10 July 2020 http://www.afp.school # Call for Participation ## About The Advanced Functional Programming summer school has been running for more than ten years. We aim to educate aspiring Haskell programmers beyond the basic material covered by many textbooks. We have decided to advertise the Summer School and accept new registrations for the moment, but we are monitoring the situation with COVID-19 carefully. All the Utrecht Summer Schools offer participants a full refund of their registration fee if they decide to cancel their registration. The lectures will cover several more advanced topics regarding the theory and practice of Haskell programming, including topics such as: * lambda calculus; * monads and monad transformers; * lazy evaluation; * generalized algebraic data types; * type families and type-level programming; * concurrency and parallelism. The summer school consists of a mix of lectures, labs, and a busy social program. ## Lecturers Utrecht staff: * Gabriele Keller * Trevor McDonell * Wouter Swierstra ## Prerequisites We expect students to have a basic familiarity with Haskell already. You should be able to write recursive functions over algebraic data types, such as lists and trees. There is a great deal of material readily available that covers this material. If you've already started learning Haskell and are looking to take your functional programming skills to the next level, this is the course for you. Soft registration deadline: 1 July, 2020 School: 06-10 July, 2020 ## Costs 1700 euro - Housing and registration 1500 euro - Registration only We offer a 1000 discount for students and staff members affiliated with a university or other non-profit organization. ## Scholarships If you're struggling to finance your trip to Utrecht, please let us know. We have a very limited number of scholarships or discounts available for students that would not be able to attend otherwise, especially for women and under-represented minorities. ## Further information Further information, including instructions on how to register, is available on our website: http://www.afp.school

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TERMGRAPH 2020: 2nd Call for papers
by Patrick Bahr 03 Apr '20

03 Apr '20

======================================================================= Second Call for Papers TERMGRAPH 2020 Eleventh International Workshop on Computing with Terms and Graphs 5 July, 2020 termgraph.org.uk/2020 An FSCD 2020 Workshop ======================================================================= Graphs and graph transformation systems are used in many areas within Computer Science: to represent data structures and algorithms, to define computation models, as a general modelling tool to study complex systems, etc. Topics of interest for TERMGRAPH encompass all aspects of term and graph rewriting, and applications of graph transformations in programming, automated reasoning and symbolic computation, including: * Theory of first-order and higher-order term and graph rewriting * Graph grammars * Graph-based models of computation * Graph-based programming languages and modelling frameworks * Applications in functional and logic programming * Applications in automated reasoning and symbolic computation * Term/graph rewriting tools: case studies and system descriptions * Implementation issues The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers working in these different domains and to foster their interaction, to provide a forum for presenting new ideas and work in progress, and to enable newcomers to learn about current activities in this area. Important Dates: Submission deadline: 15 April 2020 Notification: 15 May 2020 PreProceedings version: 24 May 2020 Online Workshop: 5 July 2020 (Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the workshop will be held online.) Submissions and Publication: Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract in PDF format of max. 8 pages in EPTCS style (http://style.eptcs.org/) This may include both original work and tutorials on any of the abovementioned topics; work in progress is also welcome. Submission is through Easychair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=termgraph2020 Preliminary proceedings will be available at the workshop. After the workshop, authors will be invited to submit a longer version of their work (typically a 15-pages paper) for publication in EPTCS. These submissions will undergo a second round of refereeing. Programme Committee: Beniamino Accattoli Zena Ariola Patrick Bahr (chair) Clemens Grabmayer Makoto Hamana Wolfram Kahl Frédéric Prost Femke van Raamsdonk David Sabel Contact: Patrick Bahr <paba(a)itu.dk>

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