13th International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE 2013)

ICWE 2013

13th International Conference on Web Engineering

July 8-12, 2013

Aalborg, Denmark

http://icwe2013.webengineering.org/

Early Registration Deadline: 30. April 2013

Register at: http://icwe2013.webengineering.org/registration

It is still possible to submit papers to individual workshops and the PhD Symposium

The International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE) aims to promote

scientific and practical excellence in Web Engineering and to bring

together researchers and practitioners working on all aspects regarding

the engineering of Web-based software systems. The conference aims to

advance the state-of-the-art of technologies, methodologies,

programming languages, algorithms, models, protocols, tools, and

metrics and specifically looks for excellent research contributions,

cutting-edge engineering practices, and empirical insights.

ICWE 2013 will be held on July 8-12, 2013, in Aalborg, Denmark. It's

going to be the 13th edition of the conference, after 12 successful

editions in a row.

Proceedings will be published in Springer LNCS and workshop papers will

appear in post-proceedings published by Springer LNCS as well.

Authors of selected best papers will be invited to submit an extended

version of their contribution to a special issue of the international

Journal of Web Engineering, Rinton Press.

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PhD Symposium: http://icwe2013.webengineering.org/phd-proposals

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Workshops: http://icwe2013.webengineering.org/workshops

The 4th International Workshop on Quality in Web Engineering (QWE 2013)

organized by Cinzia Cappiello, Adrian Fernandez, and Luis Olsina

The 5th International Workshop on Lightweight Composition on the Web (ComposableWeb 2013)

organized by Sven Casteleyn, Cesare Pautasso, and Geert-Jan Houben

The 9th Model-Driven and Agile Engineering for the Web Workshop (MDWE 2013)

organized by Santiago Melia and Manuel Wimmer

The 2nd Workshop on Data Management in the Social Semantic Web (DMSSW 2013)

organized by Roberto De Virgilio, Andrea Pugliese, and Devis Bianchini

The International Workshop on Cloud and Service Engineering (CSE 2013)

organized by Talal Noor, Lina Yao, and Xiaoqiang Qiao

The International Workshop on Engineering Mobile Web Applications (EMotions)

organized by Marco Winckler and Sven Casteleyn

The International Workshop on Semantic Social Networks (SSN 2013)

organized by Lylia Abrouk and David Gross-Amblard

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Social Program: http://icwe2013.webengineering.org/events

Welcome Reception at the Museum of Modern Art

Robber's Banquet in Forest of Rold

Dramatized City Walks

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Keynotes: http://icwe2013.webengineering.org/keynotes

Wil van der Aalst: Service Mining: Using Process Mining to Discover,

Check, and Improve Service Behavior

Sean Wang: TBA

Jan Borchers: An Internet of Custom-Made Things: From 3D Printing and

Personal Fabrication to Personal Design of Interactive Devices

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Open Space Session:

Open Space  - Gives ICWE 2013 an opportunity to address complex problems

and/or ideas in a set-up that ensures optimal communication, collaboration,

innovation, and solutions to challenges. It is an interactive process -

participants bring their own relevant subjects to the "agenda" and then

meet in concurrent and overlapping mini-discussions around a theme or an issue.

The cross-pollination of moving from group to group and topic to topic in a

non-linear way allows participants to jump quickly from familiar ways of

thinking into innovation and action.

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Accepted Full Papers: http://icwe2013.webengineering.org/accepted-full-papers

Accepted Industry Papers: http://icwe2013.webengineering.org/accepted-industry-track-papers

Accepted Short Papers: http://icwe2013.webengineering.org/accepted-short-papers

Accepted Demos and Posters: http://icwe2013.webengineering.org/accepted-demos-and-posters

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Tutorials: http://icwe2013.webengineering.org/acceptedtutorials

Current Challenges in Web Crawling

Denis Shestakov

Enterprise Application Integration - the Cloud Perspective

Joerg Laessig

Human Computation and Games With A Purpose

Alessandro Bozzon, Luca Galli

Responsive Design and Development: Methods, Technologies and Current Issues

Michael Nebeling, Moira C. Norrie

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The Second IEEE International Workshop on Semantic Multimedia (ICSC-SMM'13)

The Second IEEE International Workshop on Semantic Multimedia (ICSC-SMM'13)

in conjunction with THE SEVENTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SEMANTIC

COMPUTING

(http://www.ieee-icsc.org/ICSC2013/)

Hyatt Regency Irvine

Irvine, California, USA

September 16-18, 2013

Semantic multimedia-related research gains increasing attention nowadays to satisfy the needs of understanding and managing the semantics within the multimedia data, efficient and effective retrieval of semantic information, fast and secured delivery and sharing of semantic multimedia, and etc. As a
workshop focusing on the state-of-the-art research regarding semantic multimedia, the ICSC-SMM'13 provides a forum for researchers to present their latest research progress, exchange brilliant ideas and thoughts, and explore new research directions. We continue seeking high quality research contributions and encouraging significant work that addresses the major challenges in the semantic multimedia domain. Topics of interest include but are not limited to practical areas that span a variety of aspects of semantic multimedia including

• Semantic multimedia metadata ontology and management
• Multimedia content analysis and processing
• Social media computing
• Large-scale multimedia data mining and retrieval
• Multimedia security, content protection and forensics
• Multi-modal integration, human-machine interaction and applications
• Semantic-based QoS control and scheduling
• Semantic-based Internet data streaming and delivery
• Multimedia-enriched semantic web
• Semantics-enabled networking and middleware for multimedia applications
• Multimedia event detection and understanding
• Semantic multimedia demonstrations and applications


SUBMISSIONS

Authors are invited to submit a paper up to 6 pages (in English) in
double-column IEEE format following the submission guidelines available at
the ICSC-2013 web page. Papers must be original and not submitted to or
accepted by any other conference or journal. An electronic version (PDF
format) of the full paper should be submitted by the paper submission
deadline to EasyChair
(https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=icsc2013). All
submissions will be acknowledged. More information is available on the ICSC
2013 web page.

Each paper will be peer-reviewed by at least two experts in the topical
area. Papers accepted by the workshops will be published in the conference
proceedings published by IEEE Computer Society Press. Outstanding papers
will be selected for extension and publication in the International Journal
of Multimedia Data Engineering and Management (IJMDEM).


IMPORTANT DATES
Regular paper submission: May 31, 2013
Notification of acceptance: June 28, 2013 Camera-ready & author
registration: July 10, 2013

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
(Any general questions regarding the workshop should be directed to workshop
co-chairs.)

Workshop Co-Chairs
Chao Chen, Capital One Bank, USA (c.chen15@umiami.edu) Dianting Liu,
University of Miami, USA (d.liu4@umiami.edu) Lin Lin, American National
Standards Institute, USA (l.lin2@umiami.edu) Mei-Ling Shyu, University of
Miami, USA (shyu@miami.edu)

Program Committee
TBD

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Assistant Professor for Mobile Media (Software Engineering for Mobile Media), Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany

The Faculty of Media at Bauhaus-Universitaet Weimar, Germany, is inviting applicants for the position of an

Assistant Professor for Mobile Media
(Software Engineering for Mobile Media)

in German:
http://www.uni-weimar.de/de/universitaet/aktuell/stellenausschreibungen/mjp0
213/

in English:
http://www.uni-weimar.de/en/university/news/job-openings/mjp0213e/


Teaching and research of the professorship should focus on scientific and
technical challenges of software and hardware for digital mobile devices.
Core topics are

- software engineering for heterogeneous and distributed mobile systems
- development and implementation of new applications and software
infrastructures for mobile devices

Further topics are the preparation, transmission, and presentation of
various media types.


The candidate must hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related
field, have experience in one or more of the areas mentioned above, show an
outstanding research potential and, ideally, should have experience in the
acquisition and management of externally funded projects.

The professorship is expected to teach some of the introductory courses of
the Computer Science and Media study course (in particular software
engineering). Also expected is a commitment for cooperations with faculty
members from the Faculty for Media and the University as a whole.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability.

Interested and qualified candidates are asked to submit the application
documents (application letter, CV, references, list of publications) as a
single PDF file by email to dekanat[at]medien.uni-weimar.de

The deadline for applications is May 13, 2013

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Joint Call For Papers - Conferences / Journal Special Issues Cloud Computing (April 2013)

 Conference Call For Papers, Workshop Proposals, Demo and Participation
(orderd by submission deadline)

1. NoF 2013 (October 21-24, 2013, Pohang, Korea)
The 4th International Conference on the Network of the Future
http://nof2013.postech.ac.kr/
*Submission deadline: April 20, 2013

2. PhoneCom 2013 (August 20-23, 2013, Beijing, China)
The 3rd IEEE International Workshop on Sensing, Networking, and Computing with Smartphones
http://phonecom.org
*Submission deadline: April 20, 2013

3. EMC 2013 (August 23-25, 2013, Taipei, Taiwan)
The 8th International Conference on Embedded and Multimedia Computing
http://emc2013.niu.edu.tw
*Submission deadline: April 23, 2013

4. FutureTech 2013 (September 4-6, 2013, Gwangju, Korea)
The 8th FTRA International Conference on Future Information Technology (FutureTech 2013)
http://www.ftrai.org/futuretech2013
*Submission deadline: April 25, 2013

5. INTECH 2013 (August 29-31, 2013, London, UK)
3trd International Conference on Innovative Computing Technology
http://www.dirf.org/intech/default.asp
*Submission deadline: May 20, 2013

6. CUTE 2013 (December 18-20, 2013, Danang, Vietnam)
8th Intenational Conference on Ubiquitous Information Technologies and Applications
http://www.cute2013.org/
*Submission deadline: June 1, 2013

7. EMCA 2013 (November 13-15, 2013, Zhangjiajie, China)
The 3nd International Workshop on Embedded Multi-Core computing and Applications
http://emca2013.cs.pu.edu.tw/
*Submission deadline: June 15, 2013

8. IEEE CloudCom 2013 (December 2-5, 2013, Bristol, UK)
5th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science
http://2013.cloudcom.org
*Submission deadline: July 5, 2013

Journal Special Issues CFP
(orderd by submission deadline)

1. Journal of Applied Mathematics (Hindawi)
Special Issue on Mathematical and Numerical Modeling of Information Dissemination in Mobile Networks
http://www.hindawi.com/
*Manuscript Due: April 19, 2013

2. Journal of Communications
Special Issue on Smart Grid Communications
http://www.dnagroup.org/PDF/SpeicalIssue_SmartGridCommunications_CallForPapers.pdf
*Manuscript Due: May 15, 2013

3. Journal of Internet Technology (ISI Impact Factor = 0.501)
Special Issue on "Cloud Computing and Big Data"
http://grid.chu.edu.tw/SI/JIT-CCBD
*Manuscript Due: May 30, 2013

4. IEEE Trans. on Learning Technologies
Special Issue on Social Computing and Social Knowledge for e-Learning
http://www.computer.org/cms/Computer.org/transactions/cfps/cfp_tltsi_scskel.pdf
*Manuscript Due: June 1, 2013

5. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience
Special Issue on¡§Cloud Computing for Mobile Environments¡¨
http://grid.chu.edu.tw/SI/CCPE
*Manuscript Due: June 15, 2013

6. Information Sciences (Elsevier)
Special Issue on Cloud-assisted Wireless Body Area Networks
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/information-sciences/call-for-papers/special-issue-of-information-sciences-on-cloud-assisted/
*Manuscript Due: July 1, 2013

7. IEEE Trans. on Cloud Computing
Special Issue on Utility and Cloud Computing Science and Technology
http://grid.chu.edu.tw/SI/TCC
*Manuscript Due: September 1, 2013

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Special Issue on "Propagation Phenomenon in Complex Networks: Theory and Practice" - New Generation Computing

Special Issue CALL FOR PAPERS on New Generation Computing
Deadline for submissions: 30 Sep 2013

*Title: “Propagation Phenomenon in Complex Networks: Theory and Practice”

(http://www.ii.pwr.wroc.pl/~krol/eng_EPP.htm)

New Generation Computing appears in the ISI Journal Citation Reports with Impact Factor of 0.941.

*Guest editor: Dariusz Krol, Bournemouth University (United Kingdom)

*Scope and aim of the Special Issue

Propagation and particularly error propagation are important features of every complex network. Studying 

this phenomenon enables us to better understand the spread of information in a network which in turn may 

lead to the improvement of its performance and robustness. The propagation characteristic depends heavily 

on the network topology and a clear so-called “butterfly effect” relationship. In response to many types 

of disturbances, propagation techniques play an important role in maintaining existing networks, e.g. 

electric power grids synchronisation, prediction of complex system behaviour, resource discovery and 

monitoring, biological invasions finding and damages determining, virus propagation control and 

restraining, social and large scale infrastructure networks decomposition and immunizing. Recently, 

enormous interest has been devoted to modelling cascading failures on the networks in quest of designing 

'better' networks, not only robust to the random loss of nodes ('errors') like scale-free networks, but 

also less vulnerable to its fragility to the selective loss of the most connected ones ('attacks'). Many 

real-world networks have scale-free property and therefore there is a need to develop methods that would 

enable to protect them from both random errors and deliberate attacks.

The issue is intended to support the development of propagation paradigms stemming from the cross-

fertilization of various research fields. Our aim is to highlight an ongoing research on different 

methodological and technological approaches regarding propagation phenomenon together with their 

applications on various domains.

We seek submissions of varied propagation strategies in the following (but not limited to): 

•cascading failure and the damage assessment

•cellular and organic grids, agent colonies 

•collective behaviour of social colonies

•complex network reliability estimation and improvement

•epidemic spreading and immune system proliferation

•knowledge propagation, coordination and integration

•nature-inspired approaches to propagation phenomenon

•robustness, vulnerability and immunizing

•self-adaptation and evolution

•self-organization and self-healing systems

*Instructions to authors

Manuscripts should be submitted by e-mail to the guest editor. The proposals should not have been 

published or be currently submitted for publication elsewhere. All submitted manuscripts will be peer 

reviewed, and will be evaluated on the basis of originality, quality and relevance to this Special Issue 

and the NGC, and on the basis of clarity and correct use of English. Submissions should follow the NGC 

guidelines. For more detailed information concerning the requirements for the journal style, please refer 

to the webpage at: http://www.ohmsha.co.jp/ngc/

*Important Dates

Abstract submission: 31 Aug 2013

Submission of full papers:30 Sep 2013

First decision notification:30 Nov 2013

Submission revised papers: 31 Dec 2013

Final decision notification:15 Feb 2014

Submission camera-ready papers: 31 March 2014

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Assistant Professor Interaction Technology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Assistant Professor Interaction Technology

Job description
The cluster Interaction Technology of the Department of Information and Computing Sciences is recruiting an  Assistant Professor. As prospective candidate you have expertise and experience in scientific research and education in relevant areas of computer science and information science. The research lies in the area of technologies for interaction between different media, virtual worlds, users, and their environment. The teaching tasks lie primarily in the bachelor studies Computer Science, and Information Science, and the master program Game & Media Technology. It is expected that the Assistant Professor will develop an independent line of research within the field of interaction technology in cooperation with the other members of the cluster Interaction Technology.

This cluster researches new techniques for engaging interaction between users and various forms of media, such as images, movies, sounds, music, virtual characters, as well as augmented and completely virtual worlds. For this, various modalities, such as movement, touch, sound, brain signals, and other forms of bio-signals are investigated. We focus on the design, development, analysis and evaluation of new concepts, models and algorithms for innovative interaction. We take human aspects such as validation, efficiency, efficacy, communication, perception, cognition and emotion into account.

The work tasks for this position include:
- Performing scientific research in the field of interaction technology.
- Acquiring research funding and supervising PhD students.
- Developing and teaching courses, especially in Computer Science, Information Science, and Game & Media Technology.
- Supervising student projects, internships, and Master theses.
- Taking care of dessimination and valorization in the domain of serious gaming.
- Performing organizational activities within the cluster, department or faculty.

Qualifications
We are looking for candidates with a PhD in a relevant area. Experience in academic education within a university setting is desired. The candidate shall have published on relevant areas in international conferences and journals. Well-developed teaching skills and command of English in speaking and writing are a requirement. Candidates who prefer part-time employment are also invited to apply.

Offer
We offer an attractive position in a dynamic environment. The appointment is for three to five years. The position is full-time, but part-time employment is possible. The salary is between € 2890 scale 10) and € 5,020 (scale 12) gross per month for a full-time appointment depending on education and experience. Additionally, excellent secondary benefits are provided, such as 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end of year bonus. We offer a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible working conditions. For more information see the terms of employment: http://goo.gl/nMy83.

About the organization
The Department of Computer Science (see http://www.cs.uu.nl) is nationally and internationally renowned for its  research in computer science and information science. The research of the department is grouped into four clusters: Software Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Worlds, and Interaction Technology. Its research focus is on Game Technology, one of the four research focus areas of the Faculty of Science. Both the Department and the Faculty strive to strengthen the fundamental research in computer science and information science with applications in gaming technology and expand in the domain of interaction technology.
The Department offers bachelor programs in computer science and information science, and four English-language research master-programs including Game & Media Technology. High enrollment figures and good student ratings indicate the success of our educational programs.

Additional information
For more information please contact Prof. dr Remco Veltkamp at tel. +31.30.253.4091, or email R.C.Veltkamp@uu.nl.

Apply
Your application must contain a motivation letter, your CV with publication list, teaching and research statement, and contact details of at least two references. You can respond via the link: http://goo.gl/4pG1I.

The deadline for applications is 1 May 2013.

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EC-TEL 2013 - Call for Doctoral Consortium Submissions

Call for Doctoral Consortium Submissions

EC-TEL 2013: Eighth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning

"Scaling Up Learning for Sustained Impact"

17-21 September 2013, Paphos, Cyprus

http://ec-tel.eu/

The EC-TEL Doctoral Consortium brings together Ph.D. students working on topics
related to Technology Enhanced Learning. The doctoral consortium will offer
Ph.D. students the opportunity to present, discuss, and receive feedback on
their research in an interdisciplinary and international atmosphere. Prominent
professors and researchers in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning will
provide feedback to the selected papers and participate actively and contribute
to the discussions. The Doctoral Consortium will take place immediately before
the EC-TEL 2013 conference.

The intention of this doctoral consortium is to support and inspire Ph.D.
students during their ongoing research efforts. Therefore, it is necessary that
authors will have neither achieved their Ph.D. degree nor officially submitted
their thesis before the doctoral consortium (September 2013). To enforce this
rule we require authors to disclose their expected graduation date and their
advisor's name when submitting.


DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCESS

In contrast to regular conference papers, submissions should address
specifically doctoral work. Therefore, the following elements have to be
addressed in the papers:

* A clear formulation of the research question.
* An identification of the significant problems in the field of research.
* An outline of the current knowledge of the problem domain, as well as
the state of existing solutions.
* A presentation of any preliminary ideas, the proposed approach and the
results achieved so far.
* A sketch of the applied research methodology.
* A description of the Ph.D. project's contribution to the problem solution.
* A discussion of how the suggested solution is different, new, or better
as compared to existing approaches to the problem.

Accepted students should prepare:

1. An introduction of themselves and their Ph.D. project for the introductory
session. Duration: 60 sec max.
2. A 15-20 minute presentation of their Ph.D. project to be used for introducing
discussion about their project and its main issues during the small group sessions.
3. Students are also invited to prepare a poster about their Ph.D. for the EC-TEL 2013
poster session.

Submissions should be uploaded to: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dcectel13

The maximum length of DC submissions should not exceed 6 pages.

All submissions will be reviewed after acceptance by at least two senior researchers
and one of the accepted doctoral candidates. Additionally, two discussants, members
of the doctoral consortium committee, will be appointed to each paper. Discussant
comments will be followed by a plenary discussion of the paper. At the end of the
consortium there will be a general discussion, including a brainstorming session
about current and future research topics in the area.


IMPORTANT DATES

Doctoral Consortium application submission: May 31, 2013
Doctoral Consortium application notification: June 27, 2013
Doctoral Consortium reviews: July 31, 2013
Doctoral Consortium camera-ready versions: September 4, 2013
Doctoral Consortium: September 17, 2013


CONFERENCE ORGANISATION

General Chair:
Ralf Klamma, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Program Chairs:
Davinia Hernández-Leo, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Tobias Ley, Tallinn University, Estonia

Industry Chair:
Lucia Pannese, Imaginary, Italy

Workshop Chair:
Anoush Margaryan, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK

Poster and Demonstration Chair:
Andreas Harrer, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germay

Doctoral Consortium Chairs:
Katherine Maillet, Télécom SudParis, France
Tomaz Klobucar, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Dissemination Chair:
Michael Derntl, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Local Organization Chair:
George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus



Find all details at http://ec-tel.eu/

Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/ectel2013

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