Workshop24-AgrApps

The 2nd International Workshop on

High Performance Computing and Collaborative Networking for Agricultural Applications

(AgrApps 2020)

CALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION

25 - 29 January 2021

Barcelona, Spain (Virtual/Online event)

Paper Submission Deadline: 02 October 2020-Extended

The 18th International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2020)

http://hpcs2020.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs20

As part of

Submissions could be for full papers, short papers, poster papers, or posters

You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to agricultural applications of computer modeling, simulation and real-time control.. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere until it appears in HPCS proceedings, in the case of acceptance, or notified otherwise. Submission can be for

- Regular papers, please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 8 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript.

- Short papers (up to 4 pages), please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 4 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript.

- Poster papers and Posters (please refer to http://hpcs2020.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-posters for posters submission details) will also be considered.

Please specify the type of submission you have. Please include page numbers on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments.

Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript to the Workshop's paper submission site at https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/AgrApps2020. Acknowledgement will be sent within 48 hours of submission.

Conference Policies

Only PDF files will be accepted, uploaded to the submission link above. Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, relevance, significance, technical clarity and soundness, presentation, language, and references. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. At least one of the authors of each accepted paper will have to register and attend (virtually) the HPCS 2020 conference to present the paper at the Symposium as scheduled. By submitting the paper to the HPCS conference, all authors agree to abide by all HPCS conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies as well as following ethical and professional codes of conduct, including those of the professional co-sponsoring organizations. For more information, please refer to the Authors Info and Registration Info pages.

Proceedings

Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the HPCS 2020 Conference web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings is projected to be included in the IEEE or ACM Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly.

SPECIAL ISSUE

Plans are underway to have the best papers, in extended version, selected for possible publication in a reputable journal as special issue. Detailed information will soon be announced and will be made available on the conference website.

If you have any questions about paper submission or the Workshop, please contact the Workshop's organizers.

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submissions: ------------------------------------------- 02 October 2020 - Extended

Acceptance Notifications: -------------------------------------09 October 2020

Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due by: ----------- 16 October 2020

Conference Dates: --------------------------------------------- 25 - 29 January 2021

WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS

Muhammad Khurram

Director of Research Center for Artificial Intelligence

NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan

Phone: +92 21 992 612 61 8

Fax: +92 21 992 612 55

Email: khurram.ned@gmail.com

Junaid A. Zubairi

Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Chair

The State University of New York at Fredonia, NY, USA

Phone: +1-716-673-3869

Fax: +1-716-673-4821

Email: zubairi@fredonia.edu

More Coming soon.

International Program Committee*:

All submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed by the Workshop's technical program committee members following similar criteria used in HPCS 2020 and will be published as part of the HPCS 2020 Proceedings.

  • Raja Chiky, LISITE, Institut Supérieur d’Électronique de Paris (ISEP), France

    • Muhammad Ismail, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan

    • Abdul Salam, Purdue University, Indiana, USA

(* Committee formation is pending and will be finalized shortly.)

For information or questions about Conference's paper submission, tutorials, posters, workshops, special sessions, exhibits, demos, panels and forums organization, doctoral colloquium, and any other information about the conference location, registration, paper formatting, etc., please consult the Conference’s web site at URL: http://hpcs2020.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs20 or contact one of the Conference's organizers.

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

This workshop is organized with a particular focus on computing systems and technologies in the field of agriculture and food supplies. Consumers demand high quality fruit and vegetables, which are often grown and processed in distant countries and passed globally. So, producers must be able to gather, store and transmit information as their food products pass from one county or company to another. At each stage of the value chain, from the plant to the plate, computing systems are essential for obtaining these goals.

The workshop is proposed to bring together people from industry, academia and government who are working to innovate, develop and use high performance computing, networking and IT infrastructure, for the purpose of collaborative work in the field of agriculture and applications. These may include agricultural information databases, seeds, agricultural development banking systems, providing vital information to the farmers about weather changes and watering schedules, planning farming crops efficiently, and supporting various processes involved in the food chain.

The Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following:

    • On-line Control Systems for Food Processing

    • Real Time Collaborative Systems for Agricultural Applications

    • Image Processing for Fruit and Vegetable Selection

    • Food Safety, Traceability and Information Systems

    • Modeling of Agricultural Environments

    • Sensor Networks for Environmental Monitoring

    • Applications of Wireless and Sensor Networks in Agriculture

    • Soil and Plant Sensors

    • RFID Applications to Agriculture

    • Use of Mobile and Pervasive Devices in Agriculture

    • Mobile Systems for Agricultural Management

    • Web based Collaborative Applications for Agriculture

    • Precision Agriculture

  • GIS Systems for Agriculture

  • Weather Forecasting & Modeling

  • Remote Sensing for Agriculture

  • Automation, Robotics and Auto-Guidance for Fruit and Vegetable Production

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS

            • Luca Davoli, University of Parma, Italy