Track Area Chairs and PC Members
List of Tracks
- Parallel Computing
- Database and Data Mining Applications
- Artificial Intelligence and Optimization
- Multimedia Systems and Virtual Reality
- Systems for Biological and Medical Applications
- E-learning and Groupware Systems
- Wireless Sensor, Ad Hoc and Mesh Networks
- Semantic Web, Web Services and Data Integration
- Autonomic Computing and Communication
- Socially Inspired and Computational Intelligence
- Security and Trusted Computing
- Energy Aware Information Systems and Green IT
- P2P and Grid Data Technologies
- Adaptive and Evolvable Human Computing Interfaces
- Complex Systems and Software Modeling and Analytics
- High Performance Modelling and Simulation
- Collaborative Learning using Social Networks
Track 1: Parallel Computing
Chairs:
Alexey Chepstov, High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), Germany
Rajdeep Bhowmik, Cisco Systems, Inc, USA
Andrea Schwertner Charao, Department of Languages and Computer Systems / CT / UFSM, Brazil
Alfredo Cuzzocrea, ICAR-CNR & University of Calabria, ITPC Members:
Pao-Ann Hsiung, National Chung Cheng University, TW
Alessio Merlo, DIBRIS - University of Genova, IT
Luiz Angelo Steffenel, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, FR
Sergio Nesmachnow, Universidad de La República, Uruguay
Antonella Galizia, CNR Imati of Genova, IT
Stephen Scott, Tennessee Tech University (TTU), USA
Ilia Petrov, DBlab Reutlingen University, Germany
Jorge Bernardino, ISEC - Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra , Portugal
Pedro Furtado, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Giuseppe De Pietro, ICAR CNR , Italy
Rim Moussa, LaTICE, Tunisia
Ladjel Bellatreche, LIAS/ISAEEENSMA , FRTopics of Interest:
- Architectural Approaches
- Frameworks and Tools for Parallel Computing
- Programming Models and Abstractions
- Parallelization and Optimization Strategies
- High Performance Computing
- Parallel Applications for Cloud, Utility and Cluster Computing
- Performance Evaluation and Workload Characterization
- High-level Approaches to Power Efficiency, Awareness and Optimization
- General-purpose Computation for Embedded, Mobile and Graphics Processing Units (GPU)
- Scalable, flexible and distributed Infrastructure
- High-performance coordination service for distributed applications
- Novel Algorithms and Data Structures
Track 2: Database and Data Mining Applications
Chairs:
Jagdev Bhogal, Birmingham City University, UK
Antonio Parodi, CIMA Research Foundation, Italy
MingXue Wang, Ericsson, IrelandPC Members:
Sajeevan Achuthan, Ericsson, IE
Andrea Clematis, IMATI - CNR, IT
Bart Baesens, University of Southampton, UK
Brendan Tierney, Dublin Institute of Technology, IRL
Anne James, Coventry University, UK
Bernadette Byrne, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Yannis Korkontzelos, University of Manchester, UK
Boris Novikov, Saint Petersburg State University, RU
Roberto De Virgilio, University of Roma Tre, IT
Ernestina Menasalvas, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain, SP
George Paltoglou, University of Wolverhampton, UK
Giovanni Montana, King's College, UKTopics of Interest:
- Data Mining Concepts, algorithms and Techniques including Software Tools for Data Mining and Data Mining Case Studies
- Data Mining Trends including Opinion Data Mining and Sentiment Analysis
- Big Data, Database technologies and Data Mining including scalable methods and data stream analytics
- Context Modeling and related research addressing data structures
- Data Storage and Analytic Architectures including Algorithms and Systems for Data Index and Search
- Techniques and research addressing ontology matching and margin
- The application of abductive, deductive, and inductive reasoning including the application of rule-based systems
- Data structures including ontologies and relational database systems including object oriented (OO) techniques
- Web based data structures and algorithms including Cloud computing and related service models including Managing Big Data in the Cloud
- Multi-disciplinary data interoperability and brokerage services
- Data access policies, data interoperability, complex workflows, and restrictions in Earth Science
- Data Management, Data Aggregation, Data Dissemination, and Query Processing
Track 3: Artificial Intelligence and Optimization
Chiars:
Tahar Kachadi, UCD Dublin, Ireland
Mikhail Simonov, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, Italy.PC Members:
Chongcheng Chen, University of Fuzhou, Fudjian, CN
Bingquan Huang, University College Dublin, IR
Farid Meziane, University of Salford, UK
Ahcene Bounceur, University of Brest, FR
Nhien An LeKhac, University College Dublin, IR
Ilias Savvas, University of Larissa, GR
Sameh Abdallah, University College Dublin, IR
Andrea Tettamanzi, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, FRTopics of Interest:
- Philosophical, technical, technological aspects of AI and the Nature of the Mind
- Distributed AI in Intelligent Complex Systems
- Real-life Applications of AI and Multi-Agent Technologies
- Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge-based, and Decision Support Systems
- Formal Knowledge: Representation and Use
- Emergent Behavior in Cyber Physical systems
- Agent-based, Multi-Agent, and particle swarm solutions
- (operations) Planning, Sceduling, and Search in Complex Intelligent Systems
- (techniques) Learning, Clustering, Classification, Machine learning, Pattern matching
- Uncertainty in AI for Complex Systems
- Robots, Artificial Beings, Artificial Vision and Haptics in Intelligent Systems
- Mind time; Anticipatory Knowledge and Systems: computing of
Track 4: Multimedia Systems and Virtual Reality
Chairs:
Noriki Uchida, Saitama Institute of Technology, Japan
Mohan S Kankanhalli, National University of Singapore, SingaporePC Members:
Christos Gatzidis, Bournemouth University, UK
Lekha Chaisorn, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Pradeep Atrey, University of Winnipeg, Canada
A.V. Subramanyam, IIIT Delhi, India
Debashis Sen, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Sabu Emmanuel, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Tony Thomas, IIITM Kozhikode, India
Venkatesh Babu, Indian Indian of Science, India
Harish Katti, Indian Indian of Science, India
Ramanathan Subramanian, ADSC, Singapore
Mukesh Saini, University of Ottawa, Canada
Chidansh Bhatt, IDIAP, Switzerland
Fotis Liarokapis, Coventry University, UK
Feng Tian, Bournemouth University, UK
Eike Anderson, Bournemouth University, UK
Yoshitaka Shibata, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
Tomoyuki Ishida, Ibaraki University , Japan
Kaoru Sugita, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Tomoya Enokido, Rissho University, JapanTopics of Interest:
- Software Architectures, tools techniques and modeling for distributed and network-based and mobile Virtual Reality
- Virtual Reality Interaction and Navigation Techniques including human factors and motion tracking,
- Emerging and innovative applications of multimedia and virtual reality systems including spatial 3D audio
- Video analysis, Image analysis and retrieval including Visual content identification and search
- Mobile service and QoS management for multimedia networks including QoS / QoE issues in multimedia and virtual reality systems
- Machine learning and content understanding for large-scale multimedia data
- Automated multimedia surveillance
- Distributed multimedia systems and Cloud-based solutions
- Evaluation and experiment design of multi-media systems including the evaluation of virtual reality techniques and systems
- Multimedia communication, processing, and systems including multimedia services and applications
- Multi-modal content analysis, indexing, and representation including mobile multimedia search, sharing, indexing, and retrieval
Track 5: Systems for Biological and Medical Applications
Chairs:
Paul Fergus, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Salvatore Vitabile, University of Palermo, ItalyPC Members:
Paul Fergus, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Mario Kolberg, University of Sterling, UK
Barry Allen, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Jit Biswas, Institute for Inforcomm Research, Singapore
Patrick Boissy, University of Sherbrooke, Canada
Martin Cerny, Tech. Univ. Ostrava, Czech Republic
Samir Chatterjee, Claremont Graduate University, USA
Heng-Shuen Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Antoine Geissbuhler, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland
Siaw-Teng Liaw, Univ. of New South Wales, Australia
Joel Rodrigues, Univ. Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal
Jan Talmon, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Chelsea Dobbins, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Paulo Lisboa, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Ian Jarman, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Kenneth Cammilleri, University of Malta, Malta
Keita Matsuo, Fukuoka Prefectural Kaho-Sogo High School, Japan
Tomohuki Nagase, Hirosaki University, Japan
Kaoru Sugita, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Jacques Demongeot, TIMC Grenoble France
Youseff Nakkabi, University of Victoria Canada
Andrei Doncescu, LAAS-CNRS Toulouse France
Hamid Tairi, University of Fez Morocc, Morocco
Mario Rosario Guarracino, ICAR-CNR Italy
Roberto Pirrone, University of Palermo, Italy
Guy Cazuguiel, ENST-Bretagne, France
Christian Roux, ENST-Bretagne, France
Mathieu Lamard, University of Brest FranceTopics of Interest:
- Image Processing and Analysis
- Modeling, Simulation, and Reasoning
- Body Area Networks
- Computational Intelligence in Medicine and Biology
- Bio-Inspired Computing
- Sequence and Gene expression analysis
- Bio-molecular databases and data mining
- Methods for genomics and proteomics
- Mass spectrometry data analysis
- Data Analytics and Medical Datasets
- Machine Learning Techniques for Prediction in Medical Datasets
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
- Health Informatics
- Efficient, scalable processing of clinical data
- Big Data Platforms of Disease Prediction
- Data Visualisation in Tele-presence and Telemedicine
- Visualisation in Tele-presence and Telemedicine in e-health monitoring in a range of settings
Track 6: E-Learning and Groupware Systems
Chairs:
Thomas lancaster, Birmingham City University, UK
Ravindra Dastikop, SDM College of Engineering and Technolgy, IndiaPC Members:
Wolfgang Prinz, Fraunhofer FIT and RWTH Aachen, DE
Bruce Scharlau, University of Aberdeen, UK
John Moore, University of West London, UK
Andy Hollyhead, Birmingham City University, UK
Yoshinari Nomura, Okayama University, JP
Mudasser Wyne, National University, USTopics of Interest:
- Design, Implementation and Evaluation of e-Learning Environments including research into measuring and evaluating engagement
- Group Collaboration Systems
- Adaptive Learning Environments
- Social Networking in e-Learning Environments including research addressing plagiarism
- Monitoring and Visualizing Interaction Analysis
- Authoring Tools for e-Learning
- Multimodal interaction with Instructional Technology
- Ubiquitous Learning Environments
- Mobile collaborative systems for E-learning and collaborative work
- Affective computing
- Design of learning environments to support teachers and tutors
- Cloud computing in groupware and E-learning systems
Track 7: Wireless Sensor, Ad Hoc and Mesh Networks
Chairs:
Moacyr Martucci Jr, University of São Paulo, BR
Agustinus Borgy Waluyo, Monash University, AustraliaPC Members:
Edson De Pieri, Federal University of Santa Catarina, BR
Sergio Kofuji, University of Sao Paulo, BR
Dritan Nace, Universite de Technologie de Compiegne, FR
Huan Chen, National Chung Hsing University, TW
Stephane Maag, Telecom Sud Paris, FR
Tetsuya Shigeyasu, Hiroshima International University, JP
You-Chiun Wang, National Sun Yat-sen University, TW
Tomoyuki Ohta, Hiroshima City University, JP
Edward T.-H. Chu, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, TW
Chia-Hsin Cheng, National Formosa University, TW
Alain Bui, Universite de Versailles-St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FRTopics of Interest:
- Applications and distributed algorithms in Ad-Hoc, sensor, and mesh networks
- New simulation languages, methodologies, tools, and future trends for wireless systems in Ad-Hoc, sensor and mesh networks
- Architectures of Wireless Communication and Mobile Computing in Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networks
- Cross-layer Design, Interactions and Service Discovery in Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networks including MAC Protocols
- Mobile Service and QoS Management and Continuity of Service for Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks including Provisioning in Medium Access Control and Routing
- Autonomic Networking including Analytical, Mobility, and Validation Models and Co-existence Issues of Hybrid Networks
- Integrated Simulation and Measurement based Evaluation for Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems
- Algorithms and Modeling for Localization, Target Tracking, and Mobility Management
- Physical Layer Design of Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networks
- Resource Management Algorithms including Synchronization and Scheduling Issues in Mobile and Ad Hoc Networks
- Security and Privacy Issues in Wireless Ad Hoc, Mesh, and Sensor Networks
- Ubiquitous and Mobile Access for Wireless Mesh Networks
- Frequency and Channel Allocation Algorithms
Track 8: Semantic Web, Web Services and Data Integration
Chairs:
David Newell, Bournmouth University, UK
Rachid Anane, Coventry University, UKPC Members:
Wei Fang, Jiangnan University, CN
Robert Hendley, University of Birmingham, UK
Farookh Hussain, University of Technology Sydney, AU
Elisa Huzita, State University of Maringa, BR
Fotis Liarokapis, Coventry University, UK
Antonia Martínez-Carreras, University of Murcia, SP
Norlaily Yaacob, Coventry University, UK
Hamdi Yahyaoui, Kuwait University, KW
Xintian Yang, The Ohio State University, CN
Tantan Liu, The Ohio State University, USA
Kunal Sengupta, Wright State University, USA
Fan Wang, Stanford University, USA
Ze Tian, University of Minnesota, USA
Qian Zhu, Accenture Technologies, USATopics of Interest:
- Standards and Technologies for the Semantic Web
- Data management and integration in Semantic Web-enabled applications
- Semantic interoperability
- Ontology engineering and ontology patterns for the Semantic Web
- Semantic Web-enabled information retrieval
- Semantic Web personalization
- Semantic Web services
- Semantic Web mining
- Recommendations via Semantic Technologies
- Trust, Privacy and Security in Semantic Web Applications
- Semantic aspects in Social Networks
- Semantic Web for e-Business, e-Government and e-Learning
Track 9: Autonomic Computing and Communication
Chairs:
Ciprian Dobre, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
Markus Alesky, ABB AG Corporate Research Center, Germany
Mohammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UKPC Members:
Nik Bessis, University of Derby, UK
Sergio L. Toral Marín, University of Seville, ES
Valentin Cristea, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, RO
Rossitza Ivanova, Goleva, Technical University of Sofia, BG
Rubén Casado, TreeLogic, Spain
George Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Rachid Anane, Coventry University, UK
Alessio Botta, University of Napoli Federico II, IT
Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK
Philippe Thiran, University of Namur and Sirris, BRTopics of Interest:
- Advances and challenges on autonomic computing and communication
- Software engineering for self-adaptive and self-aware systems
- Autonomous storage services
- Context-aware data intensive applications - self-adaptation to context, autonomous clouds and cluster services, self-provisioning of services
- Control theory in autonomic computing and decision making mechanisms
- Event-driven architectures and services, Event-Condition-Action rules and prediction models
- Performance monitoring, diagnostics and self-healing
- Autonomic security and dependency management
- Self-organizing network protocols and ad-hoc routing mechanisms
- Autonomic experience in applications such as smart home, transport, healthcare, retailer
- Autonomicity and self-management in M2M communication systems and networks
- Modeling, measurement, and simulation of multi-networks of autonomic applications, such as energy sensing and management, vehicle control, mobile devices, and emergency management
Track 10: Socially Inspired and Computational Intelligence
Chairs:
Philip Davies, Bournemouth and Poole College, UK
Serguei Dobrinevski, Hypersoft Information Systems, Germany
Xiangfeng Luo, Shanghai University, ChinaPC Members:
Qun Jin, Waseda University , CN
Lei Jing, University of Aizu, JP
Guandong Jing, University of Technology, Sydney, AU
Xiangfeng Luo, University of Newcastle, AU
Joeeph E Urban, Texas Tech University, US
Maiga Chang, Athabasca University, CA
Franziska Klug, University Medical Center, Essen , DA
Janus Kacprzyk, Academy of Science , PLTopics of Interest:
- Searching in Social Network Systems
- Ranking, recognition and tagging in social networks
- Social Structure Analysis
- Community dectection in social networks
- Social complex network analysis
- Content Analysis on Social Media
- Computational Collective Intellegence
- Opinion Analysis
- Collective and social intellegence
- Knowledge sharing and participation in virtual communities
- Ontologies and social network structures
- Trust, Privacy and Security in Social Networks
Track 11: Security and Trusted Computing
Chairs:
Mark Leeson, University of Warwick, UK
Sergio Loureiro, SECLUDIT, France
Giuseppe Persiano, University of Salerno, Italy
Agusti Solanas, Rovira i Virgili University, SpainPC Members:
Costa, Patsakis, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Roberto Di Pietro, University of Rome Tre, Italy
Mauro Conti, University of Padua, Italy
Antoni Martinez, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Catalonia
Flavio Lombardi, National Research Council, Italy
Klara Stokes, Linkoping University, Sweden
Vincenc Torra, IIIA-CSIC, Catalonia
Josep Domingo-Ferrer, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Catalonia
Clemente Galdi, Universita di Napoli, Italy
Aniello Del Sorbo, Orange Lab, Italy
Domenico Rotondi, TXT Solutions, Italy
Marc Lacoste, Orange Labs, FR
Anderson Santana de Oliveira, SAP Labs, FR
Alain Pannetrat, Cloud Security Alliance, GRTopics of Interest:
- Privacy for complex and intelligent systems
- Security, privacy and trust for Smart Cities
- Security, privacy and trust for electronic healthcare
- Security, privacy and trust in RFID systems
- Security, privacy and trust for complex sensor networks
- Security, privacy and trust for body area networks
- Security, privacy and trust for vehicular technology
- Security, privacy and trust for cloud computing
- Trust on cloud computing
- Trusted platforms on cloud computing
- Security Management on cloud computing
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention on cloud computing
Track 12: Energy Aware Information Systems and Green IT
Chairs:
Tomoya Enokido, Rissho University, Japan
William Campbell, Birmingham City University, UK
Rodrigo Neves Calheiros, University of Melbourne, AustraliaPC Members:
William Campbell, Birmingham City University, UK
Rodrigo Calheiros, University of Melbourne, AU
Tomoya Enokido, Rissho university, JP
Akio Koyama, Yamagata University, JP
Noriki Uchida, Saitama Institute of Technology, JP
Joanna Kolodziej, Cracow University of Technology, PL
Nik Bessis, University of Derby, UK
Minoru Uehara, Toyo University, JP
Thierry Monteil, University of Toulouse, FR
Alberto Nunez Covarrubias, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, ES
Inigo Goiri, Rutgers University, US
Chee Shin Yeo, Yuan Ze University, TW
Saurabh Garg, IBM Research, AU
Cejo Konuparamban Lonappan, UCLA, USTopics of Interest:
- Energy-aware Information Systems
- Green Computing Systems and Applications
- Energy-aware Software Engineering
- Energy-aware Hardware Design
- Energy-aware Communication and Networking
- Energy-Efficient Wireless Networking and Mobile Systems
- Energy-aware High Performance Computing and Applications
- Energy Consumption Models and Simulations
- Energy-Efficient Scalable Computing
- Middleware for Energy-aware Systems
- Energy-efficient Cloud computing
- Green data centers and other ICT infrastructures
- Sociocultural Aspects of Green IT and Interdisciplinary approaches
Track 13: P2P and Grid Data Technologies
Chairs:
Lorenzo Mossucca, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, Torino, Italy
Zhe Wang, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Yannick Legre, Institut des Grilles et du Cloud, FRPC Members:
Cheng Guojian, Xian Shiyou University, China
Lu Fan, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Shen Yulong, Xidian University, China
Ignacio Blanquer, UPVLC, Spain
Alex Hardisty, Cardiff University, UK
Roberto Barbera, INFN Catania, Italy
Vincent Breton, CNRS - LPC, France
Anthony Solomonides, Northshore, USA
Tony Li, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
Rajat Saxena, Indian Institute of Technology, IndiaTopics of Interest:
- Grid computing middleware
- Scheduling and load balancing
- Grid and HPC Applications
- Distributed and Large-Scale Data Access, Management and Data Storage
- Green Grid computing
- Virtual Grid Infrastructure
- P2P systems and infrastructures
- Applications of P2P systems
- Trust and security issues in P2P systems
- Fault tolerance in P2P systems
- Data structures for P2P systems
- Efficient P2P resource lookup and sharing
- Theoretical foundations of P2P and Grid
Track 14: Adaptive and Evolvable Human Computing Interfaces
Chairs:
Cristina Gena, Università di Torino, Italy
Philip Moore, Birmingham City University, UKPC Members:
Kathleen Maitland, Birmingham City University, UK
Makoto Ikeda, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, JP
Marco De Gemmis, University of Bari , IT
Federica Cena, University of Torino , IT
Salvatori Sorce, University of Palermo, IT
Kenzi Watanabe, Hiroshima University, JP
Boontawee Suntisrivaraporn, Thammasat University, Thani, TH
Francis Lau, University of Hong Kong, HK
Gansen Zhao, South China Normal University, CN
Bettina Berendt, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE
Berardina Nadja Decarolis, Universita di Bari, IT
Alberto Barbosa Raposo, PUC - Rio, BR
Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, BR
Hui-Huang Hsu, Tamkang University, TW
Alan J Wecker, University of Haifa, IS
Martina Deplano, University of Torino, IT
Yusuke Gotoh, Okayama University, JP
Ilaria Torre, University of Genoa, IT
Ming-Hsiang Huang, Asia University, TWTopics of Interest:
- Design of HCI interfaces in diverse domains and systems
- The application of graphic design principles
- The application of linguistics, social sciences, and cognitive theory in HCI
- The application of communication theory as it related to HCI including user satisfaction
- The application of HCI in human-computer interaction including evaluation of interface design
- The evaluation of modes of input into computer systems such as direct and visual developments
- The design and implementation of HCI applications including information systems and collaborative working in diverse domains
- Visualisation and the study of activity theory as it relates to user interaction in a range of devices across diverse domains
- Adaptation as it applies to implementing interfaces across a range of computing devices
- The application of user centered design (UCD), ethnographic research, and group design
- Investigations addressing the impact of HCI and P2P interactions as they relate to social media and Web 2.0 applications
- Research addressing HCI in cloud-bases solutions and service models
Track 15: Complex Systems and Software Modeling and Analytics
Charis:
Ioan Lucian Muntean, Universitatea Tehnica Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Cho-Li-Wang, University of Hong Kong, HKPC Members:
Xiaowei Li, Institute of Computing, CAS, CN
Xiaorong Li, A*Star Institute of High performance Computing, Singapore
Sheng Di, Argonne national lab, CN
Zhibin Yu, Shenzen Institute of Advance echnology, CN
Xiaomeng Huang, Tsinghua University, CN
Xiaofeng Wang, National University of Defense Technology , CN
Yangang Wang, Supercomputing Center, CAS, CN
Yingiong Xia, IBM, USA
Topics of Interest:
- Software Methods for Engineering the Future Computational Applications
- Analysis and Modeling of Complex Systems
- Software Models for Multi-Scale / Multi- Physics Simulation
- Complex Systems on Computing Intensive Platforms such as Grids and Clouds
- Software Frameworks for Engineering Complex Computing Systems
- Interactive Visual Exploration of Complex Data
- Real-World Applications of Complex Systems
- Programming Models for Exascale
- Complex Web Services Design
- Large-scale event-driven computing
- Middleware for In-memory Computing
- Performance Modeling and Analysis for Complex Systems
- Novel Big Data Applications in the Cloud
- Software Systems for Data Intensive Applications
- Programming for Resilience
Track 16: High Performance Modelling and Simulation
Chairs:
Jackie Riley, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
PC Members:
Brett Bryan, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, AU
Martin Gilje Jaatun, SINTEF, NO
Ali Shahrabi, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
Tuan Phung-Duc, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JP
Marco Aldinucci, University of Torino, IT
Johnatan Pecero, University of Luxemborg, LX
Gang Zhao, University of Bonn, DE
Mario Dantas, Federal University of Santa Catarina, BR
Reinaldo Hass, Federal University of Santa Catarina, BRTopics of Interest:
- Large Scale Systems for Computational Sciences
- Biologically inspired Systems Modeling and Simulation
- Large Scale / Combinatorial Scientific Computing
- Parallel/Distributed Meta- and Hyper-Heuristics.
- Large-scale/Collaborative Problem Solving Environments
- Distributed Global/Polynomial Optimization
- Large Parallel/Distributed Multi-Agent Systems
- Data and Computing Simulation/Modeling
- Intelligent Mechanisms/Heuristics/Rules for Scheduling, Resource Allocation and Management in P2P, Grid, Cluster, and Cloud Computing
- Large/Complex Machine Learning
- Nature-inspired Methods/Heuristics for Large Problem Solving Environments
- Algorithms and Applications relating the above mentioned research areas
Track 17: Collaborative Learning using Social Networks
Chairs:
Santi Caballe, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
David Britch, CM Group, UKPC Members:
Alex Mackman, CM Group, UK
John Devaney, CM Group, UK
Steve Cox, CM Group, UK
Graham Papworth, CM Group, UK
Darren Dancey, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Thanasis Daradoumis, University of Aegean, GR
Jordi Conesa, Open University of Catalonia, ES
Michael Feidakis, University of Aegean, GR
Roxana Bassi, Open University of Catalonia, ES
Nestor Mora, Open University of Catalonia, ES
Jorge Moneo, Open University of Catalonia, ES
David Gañán, Open University of Catalonia, ES
Nicola Capuano, University of Salerno, IT
Jose Mangione, University of Salerno, IT
Anna Pierri, University of Salerno, IT
Luis Casillas, University of Guadalajara, MXTopics of Interest:
- Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
- Social Networks
- Social Network Analysis
- Web-based Training
- Networking and Collaboration at Workplace
- Learning Analytics
- Educational Data Mining
- Learning Management Systems
- Collaborative Complex Learning Objects
- Security for Collaborative Learning and Networking
- Multimedia Systems for Collaborative Learning and Networking
- Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)
- Emotional and Affective Collaborative Learning