UIC-2012 CFP

The 9th IEEE International Conference on

Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC 2012)- Building Smart Worlds in Real and Cyber Spaces http://conf.kyusan-u.ac.jp/uic2012

September 04-07, 2012, Fukuoka, Japan
Hosted by Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka, Japan
Co-located with ATC 2012, ICA3PP-2012
Honorary Chairs
Iwao Yamamoto, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan
Norio Shiratori, Tohoku University, Japan
Stephen S. Yau, Arizona State University, USA

General Chairs

Bernady O. Apduhan, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan
Sumi Helal, University of Florida, USA
Robert C. Hsu, Chung Hua University, Taiwan

General Executive Chair

Tadashi Dohi, Hiroshima University, Japan

Program Chairs

Takuo Suganuma, Tohoku University, Japan
Tzung-Shi Chen, National University of Tainan, Taiwan

Program Vice Chair

Chih-Yung Chang, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Shigeru Fujita, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan
Bessam Abdulrazak, University of Sherbrooke, Canada

Workshop Chairs

Yue-Shan Chang, National Taipei of University, Taiwan
Guanling Chen, University of Massachusetts, USA

Demo/Exhibit Chair

Ubiquitous sensors, devices, networks and information are paving the way towards a smart
world in which computational intelligence is distributed throughout the physical environment toprovide reliable and relevant services to people. This ubiquitous intelligence will change thecomputing landscape because it will enable new breeds of applications and systems to be
developed and the realm of computing possibilities will be significantly extended. By enhancing
everyday objects with intelligence, many tasks and processes could be simplified, the physicalspaces where people interact like the workplaces and homes, could become more efficient,safer and more enjoyable. Ubiquitous computing, or pervasive computing, uses these many“smart things or u-things” to create smart environments, services and applications.
A smart thing can be endowed with different levels of intelligence, and may be context-aware,active, interactive, reactive, proactive, assistive, adaptive, automated, sentient, perceptual,cognitive, autonomic and/or thinking. Research on ubiquitous intelligence is an emerging
research field covering many disciplines. A series of grand challenges exist to move from thecurrent level of computing services to the smart world of adaptive and intelligent services.
Started in 2005, the series of UIC conferences has been held in Taipei, Nagasaki, Three Gorges(China), Hong Kong, Oslo, Brisbane, Xi’an, and Banff. UIC 2012 will include a highly selective
program of technical papers, accompanied by workshops, panel discussions and keynote
speeches. Established as a premier venue in the area of ubiquitous intelligence and computing,
UIC 2012 will offer a forum for researchers to exchange ideas and experiences in developing
intelligent/smart objects, environments and systems.

Kai Cheng, Kyushu Sangyo University, JapanThe UIC 2012 topics include but are not limited to the following:

Advisory Committee

1. Ubiquitous Intelligent/Smart Systems* Sensor, Ad Hoc, Mesh & P2P Networks* Social Networking and Computing* Knowledge Representation and Ontology* Wearable, Personal and Body Area Systems* Middleware and Intelligent Platforms* Intelligent Services and Architectures* Agents, Swarm and Context-aware Systems* Nature-inspired Intelligent Systems

3. Ubiquitous Intelligent/Smart Objects* Electronic Labels, Cards, E-Tags and RFID
* Embedded Chips, Sensors & Actuators* MEMS, NEMS, Micro & Biometric Devices* Smart Appliances and Wearable Devices* Material, Textile, Cloth, Furniture, etc.
* Embedded Software and Agents* Interaction to Smart Objects/Devices* Smart Object OS and Programming

2. Ubiquitous Intelligent/Smart Environments* Smart Room, Home, Office, Laboratory* Smart Shop, Hospital, Campus, City, etc.
* Smart Vehicle, Road, Traffic &Transportation* Healthcare and Elder/Child Care Services* Pervasive/Ubiquitous Media and Services* Pervasive Learning, Games, Entertainment* Other Intelligent/Smart Applications
IMPORTANT DATESPaper Submission Deadline:
Authors Notification:
Final Manuscript Deadline:

4. Personal/Social/Physical Aspects* Real/Cyber World Modeling and Semantics* User/Object Identity and Activity Recognition* Adaptive User Interfaces and Tools* Security, Privacy, Safety and Legal Issues* Emotional, Ethical and Psychological Factors* Implication & Impact of Ubiquitous Intelligence* Relations between Real and Cyber Worlds

Katsuya Matsunaga, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan
Teruo Higashino, Osaka University, Japan
Kenji Mase, Nagoya University, Japan
Akio Miyazaki, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan
Kouchi Sakurai, Kyushu University, Japan
Jeffrey J.P. Tsai, University of Illinois at Chicago, USAMohan Kumar, University of Texas at Arlington, USAMax Muehlhaeuser, Darmstadt Univ. of Tech., Germany
Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., HKYuanchun Shi, Tsinghua University, China
Zhaohui Wu, Zhejiang University, China
Xingshe Zhou, Northwest Polytechnic Univ., China
Ahhwee Tan, Nanyang Technological Univ., Singapore

Steering Committee

Jianhua Ma (chair), Hosei University, Japan
Laurence T. Yang (chair), St. Francis Xavier Univ.,
CanadaHai Jin, Huazhong University of Sci. & Tech., China
Theo Ungerer, University of Augsburg, Germany
Jadwiga Indulska, University of Queensland, Australia
Daqing Zhang, Institute TELECOM SudParis, France

Publicity Chairs

Bin Guo, Northwestern Polytechnical Univ., China
Hiroaki Higaki, Tokyo Denki University, Japan

Panel Chairs

Runhe Huang, Hosei University, JapanAward Chairs

Frode Eika Sandnes, Oslo University College, Norway
Ren-Hung Huang, National Chung Cheng Univ., Taiwan

International Liaison Chairs

Zhiwen Yu, Northwestern Polytechnical Univ., China
Yo-Ping Huang, National Taipei Univ. of Tech., Taiwan
Young-Sik Jeong , Wonkwang University, Korea
Ramiro Liscano, Univ. of Ontario Inst. of Tech., Canada
Mario Koeppen, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan

Industrial Liaison Chairs

Takeshi Takahashi, NICT, JapanLocal Arrangements Committee

Kazuaki Goshi, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan
Masaki Hayashi, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan
Toshihiko Shimokawa, Kyushu Sangyo University,Japan
Yoshihiro Yasutake, Kyushu Sangyo University, JapanWeb ChairToshihiro Uchibayashi, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan
Qiwen Pan, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada

Technical Program Committee
See the UIC 2012 website,
http://conf.kyusan-u.ac.jp/uic2012/

May 15, 2012 (HARD DEADLINE)
June 15, 2012
June 28, 2012

WORKSHOPS/DEMOS/EXHIBITSThe UIC 2012 Organizing Committee invites proposals for workshops anddemos/exhibits affiliated with the conference and addressing research areas related tothe conference. Accepted workshop/demo papers will be included in the proceedings
published by IEEE CPS Press. Click the following links for submission details/deadlines.
For workshop proposals, http://conf.kyusan-u.ac.jp/uic2012/wsprop/
For demo/exhibit proposals, http://conf.kyusan-u.ac.jp/uic2012/demoprop/
PAPER SUBMISSION
Main conference papers need to be prepared according to the IEEE CPS format, 7 to 8
pages, and submitted in PDF format via the UIC 2012 submission site:
http://cse.stfx.ca/~uic2012/sub/
PAPER PUBLICATION
Accepted conference papers will be published by IEEE CPS (IEEE-DL and EI indexed). At
least one author of each accepted paper is required to register and present their workat the conference; otherwise the paper will not be included in the proceedings.
Best Paper Awards will be presented to high quality papers. Selected papers, after
further extensions and revisions, will be published in special issues of prestigious
journals (IJCS, IF=0.226; JIT, IF=0.448, JSA, IF=0.667).