*** FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS AND SPECIAL SESSIONS *** The 6th International Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES 2018) St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus, 8-9 October, 2018 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi5... WELCOME Welcome to the 6th International Conference on Enterprise Systems. Enterprise Systems (ES), also referred to as Enterprise Information Systems, has become increasingly popular over the last 20 years because it integrates and extends business processes across the boundaries of business functions and corporate walls, as well as country border lines. The International Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES) has been held every year since 2013. The sixth in the series will be held at St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus, 8-9 October, 2018. The conference is hosted by the Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus. This conference series is focusing on both the technical and application aspects of enterprise systems, the complex and cross-disciplinary problems of enterprise integration, and the new technological frontiers such as Industrial Integration, Industrial Information Integration, and Industry 4.0. The objectives of the conference are to provide high quality research and professional interactions for the advancement of science and technology. The main features of the conference include Keynote Speeches, Regular and Special Sessions. It has been highlighted by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi5... . SCOPE We welcome original and survey articles about the latest advances of technology. The final results can be state-of-the-art, requirements, fundamental theories, models, frameworks, algorithms, methodologies, platforms, protocols, prototypes, testbeds, field trials, case studies/stories, field experiences, standardization efforts, regulatory activities, education and training innovations, etc. The application areas include aeronautics and astronautics, agriculture, automotive, building, construction, energy, finance, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, process industry, power, transportation, etc. TOPICS The topics of interest include but are not limited to: · Enterprise Systems for Industry 4.0 · Cyber Physical Systems for Industry 4.0 · Internet of Things for Industry 4.0 · Big Data for Industry 4.0 · Security and Privacy Protection for Industry 4.0 · System Engineering and Human Factors for Industry 4.0 · IoT-enabled Smart Manufacturing A full list of subtopics for each one of the above topics can be found on the conference web site. SPECIAL SESSIONS The goal of Special Sessions is to provide a focused discussion of new or innovative topics. Special Session organizers consist of at least 5 papers. Please download the template of Special Sessions and submit it to the Special Session Chair (relevant information is available on conference web site). All Special Session papers will be reviewed with the same criteria as Regular Session papers. PAPER SUBMISSION The submitted paper should adhere to the double-blind review policy. All papers will be double-blind reviewed by the Program Committee on the basis of technical quality, relevance, originality, significance, and clarity. All paper submissions will be handled electronically. Papers that do not comply with the Submission Guidelines will be rejected without review. Paper types: · Full papers present final result. They must not exceed 8 pages. · Short papers can contain preliminary results. They must not exceed 6 pages. · Work-in-progress papers to present valuable and latest progresses of ongoing projects: 4 pages. Note, all manuscripts shall be written in English, using the IEEE conference template (double column, size 10). Templates can be found at: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi5... . Please use the following submission link for Easy Chair: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi5... . PUBLICATION AND SPECIAL ISSUES Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into the IEEE Xplore Database which is indexed by EI. Furthermore, selected papers will be invited for two journal special issues, the first to be published by Enterprise Information Systems, Taylor and Francis, with theme "Spacecraft Informatics", and the second by the Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, World Scientific, with theme "Next-Generation Enterprise Systems in the Industrial Integration Era". More information is available on the conference web site. IMPORTANT DATES · Special Sessions Proposals due: 2nd April 2018 · Regular Paper Submissions (al types) due: 14th May 2018 · Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 23rd July 2018 · Camera-Ready Versions of Accepted Papers: 13th August 2018 · Author Registration: 13th August 2018 · Early Non-Author Registration: 10th September 2018 · Late Non-Author Registration: after 10th September 2018 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Honorary General Chairs · Aurona Gerber, South Africa, IEEE SMC EAE TC Chair · Alta Van der Merwe, South Africa, IEEE SMC EAE TC Chair · Li Da Xu, USA, IEEE SMC EIS TC Co-Chair Program Chair · George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Co-Chairs · Ling Xia Li, Old Dominion University, USA · Wattana Golf Viriyasitavat, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand · Yale Yu, Infosys Australia & New Zealand · Chris Zhang, University of Saskatchewan, Canada · Zhuo Zou, Fudan University, China Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi5...