The 42nd IEEE Computer Society Signature Conference on Computers, Software, and Applications (COMPSAC 2018)

July 23-27, 2018

Hitotsubashi Hall and National Institute of Informatics, National Center of Sciences, Tokyo, Japan

https://www.computer.org/web/compsac2018

COMPSAC is the IEEE Computer Society Signature Conference on Computers, Software and Applications. It is a major international forum for academia, industry, and government to discuss research results and advancements, emerging challenges, and future trends in computer and software technologies and applications. The theme of COMPSAC 2018 is Staying Smarter in a Smartening World.
Computer technologies are producing profound changes in society. Emerging developments in areas such as Deep Learning, supported by increasingly powerful and increasingly miniaturized hardware, are beginning to be deployed in architectures, systems, and applications that are redefining the relationships between humans and technology. As this happens, humans are relinquishing their roles as masters of technology to partnerships wherein autonomous, computer-driven devices become our assistants. What are the technologies enabling these changes? How far can these partnerships go? What will be our future as we deploy more and more “‘things” on the Internet of Things – to create smart cities, smart vehicles, smart hospitals, smart homes, smart clothes, etc.? Will humans simply become IoT devices in these scenarios and if so, what will be the social, cultural, and economic challenges arising from these developments? What are the technical challenges to making this all happen – for example, in terms of technologies such as Big Data, Cloud, Fog, Edge Computing, mobile computing, and pervasive computing in general? What will be the role of the ‘user’ as the 21st Century moves along?
COMPSAC 2018 is organized as a tightly integrated union of symposia, each of which will focus on technical aspects related to the ”smart” theme of the conference. The technical program will include keynote addresses, research papers, industrial case studies, fast abstracts, a doctoral symposium, poster sessions, and workshops and tutorials on emerging and important topics related to the conference theme. A highlight of the conference will be plenary and specialized panels that will address the technical challenges facing technologists who are developing and deploying these smart systems and applications. Panels will also address cultural and societal challenges for a society whose members must continue to learn to live, work, and play in the environments the technologies produce. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research work, as well as industrial practice reports. Simultaneous submission to other publication venues is not permitted. All submissions must adhere to IEEE Publishing Policies, and all will be ve”ed through the IEEE CrossCheck Portal.

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Camera-ready and advance registration due: 15 May 2018

COMPSAC Organizers

• Standing Committee Chair
  Sorel Reisman, California State University, USA
• Steering Committee Chair
  Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed, Marquette University, USA
• General Chairs
  Shinichi Honiden, NII, Japan
  Roger U. Fujii, Fujii Systems, 2016 IEEE Computer Society President
• Program Chairs in Chief
  Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, USA
  Stelvio Cimato, University of Milan, Italy
  Yasuo Okabe, Kyoto University, Japan
  Sahra Sedighsarvestani, Missouri University of Science & Technology, USA
• Workshop Chairs
  Kenichi Yoshida, University of Tskuba, Japan
  Ji-Jiang Yang, Tsinghua University, China
  Hong Va Leong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
  Chung Horng Lung, Carleton University, Canada
• Local Chairs
  Hironori Washizaki, Waseda University, Japan
  Nobukazu Yoshioka, NII, Japan

COMPSAC Symposia Chairs

• CAP: Computer Architectures & Platforms
  Co-Chairs: Cristina Seceleanu, Malardalen University, Sweden
  Keji Kimura, Waseda University, Japan
  Standing/Steering Committee Liaison: Tiberiu Seceleanu, ABB, Sweden
• CELT: Computer Education & Learning Technologies
  Co-Chairs: Tiziana Margaria, University of Limerick and Lero, Ireland
  Henry Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
  Standing/Steering Committee Liaison: Edmundo Tovar, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
• DSAT: Data Sciences, Analytics & Technologies
  Co-Chairs: Kathy Grise, IEEE Computer Society
  Maria Lee, Shih Chien University, Taiwan
  Standing/Steering Committee Liaison: Mihail Matskin, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
• EATA: Emerging Advances in Technologies & Applications
  Co-Chairs: Ali Hurson, Missouri University of Science & Technology, USA
  Hiroyuki Sato, University of Tokyo, Japan
  Standing/Steering Committee Liaison: William Chu, Tunghai University, Taiwan
• HCSC: Human & Social Computing
  Co-Chairs: Moushumi Sharmin, Western Washington University, USA
  Katsunori Oyama, Nihon University, Japan
  Standing/Steering Committee Liaison: Claudio Demartini, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
• ITiP: IT in Practice
  Co-Chairs: San Murugesan, BRITE Professional Services, Australia
  Fulvio Corno, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
  Standing/Steering Committee Liaison: San Murugesan, BRITE Professional Services, Australia
• MOWU: Mobile, Wearable & Ubiquitous Computing
  Co-Chairs: Morris Chang, University of South Florida, USA
  Alvin Chang Toong Shoong, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
  Standing/Steering Committee Liaison: Vladimir Getov, University of Westminster, UK
• NCIW: Networks, Communications, Internet & Web Technologies
  Co-Chairs: Nariyoshi Yamai, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology, Japan
  Behrooz A. Shirazi, Washington State University, USA
  Standing/Steering Committee Liaison: Yasuo Okabe, Kyoto University, Japan
• SEPT: Security, Privacy & Trust in Computing 
  Co-Chairs: Katsuyoshi Iida, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
  Mohammad Zulkernine, Queens University, Canada
  Standing/Steering Committee Liaison: Elisa Bertino, Purdue University, USA
• SETA: Software Engineering Technology & Applications
  Co-Chairs: W.K. Chan, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Hong Zhu, Oxford Brookes University, UK
  Standing/Steering Committee Liaison: Carl K. Chang, Iowa State University, USA