[APDIO] Call for Papers: Metaheuristics for smart cities, Special Session on Metaheuristic International Conference (MIC 2015)

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Subject: [HPC-FING] Call for Papers: Metaheuristics for smart cities,

Special Session on Metaheuristic International Conference (MIC 2015)

From:    "CeCal HPC" <cecal.hpc@gmail.com>

Date:    Mon, January 19, 2015 1:54 pm

To:      hpc-l@fing.edu.uy

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*                  "Metaheuristics for smart cities"

* Special Session on Metaheuristic International Conference (MIC 2015)

*                  Agadir, Morocco, June 7th-10th 2015

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*                  http://www.fing.edu.uy/cluster/mfsc/

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This special session focuses on the utilization of heuristic and

metaheuristic approaches to solve problems related to urban systems and

smart cities, capable of facing complex challenges arising in the context

of contemporary urban situations.

We look for high-quality research papers that represent novel contributions

addressing both practical applications and theoretical issues, related to

the application of heuristics and metaheuristic approaches to solve

optimization problems in the context of cities management and automation.

The session will serve as a forum for recent advances in the use of soft

computing techniques in the field of smart cities covering all of the key

aspects that define it, including smart governance, smart energy, smart

building, smart mobility, smart infrastructure, smart technology, smart

healthcare, and smart citizens. Topics of interest include (but are not

limited to) the application of heuristics and metaheuristics to:

* Intelligent transportation systems: green transportation, public

transport, carpooling techniques, mobility management, etc.

* Knowledge management for urban problems.

* Environmental issues (water and air pollution, traffic congestion, etc.)

* Fleet management and services.

* Sustainable urban grow, planning, and economic development.

* Energy management.

* Context and location awareness.

* e-Work and e-Business applications.

* Security, privacy and trust in smart cities.

* Communication networks for smart cities: new sensor and camera

technologies; high-speed and collaborative communication networks; wireless

sensor networks and road-side assistance systems; V2V, V2I, and V2X

communications (e.g., with bicyclists, pedestrians, etc.)

* Internet of Things in smart cities.

* Social and cloud applications for cities.

* Safety and emergency systems.

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*   Important dates

*   + Paper submission: February 6th, 2015

*   + Notification: March 20th, 2015

*   + Final version: April 10th, 2015

*   + Early registration: April 10th, 2015

*   + Conference: June 7th-10th, 2015

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Session Chairs:

* Sergio Nesmachnow (Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay, e-mail:

sergion@fing.edu.uy)

* Jamal Toutouh (University of Malaga, Spain, e-mail: jamal@lcc.uma.es)

* Bernabé Dorronsoro (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, e-mail:

bernabe.dorronsoro@uni.lu)

Publicity Chairs:

* Santiago Iturriaga (Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay, e-mail:

siturria@fing.edu.uy)

* Renzo Massobrio (Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay, e-mail:

renzom@fing.edu.uy)

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