[agents] CFP: SPECIAL SESSIONS IEEE international conference on the frontiers and advances in data science, to be held 23-25 Oct 2017, in Xian, China.

[Yaser Jararweh]

Call for papers:

Your contribution is solicited for the following special all sessions for
the forthcoming IEEE international conference on the frontiers and advances
in data science, to be held 23-25 Oct 2017, in Xian, China.

*Special Sessions*



*Special Sessions Chair*

Elhadj Benkhelifa, *Staffordshire University*



*Important Dates*

   - Submission Deadline: *20th August 2017*
   - Notification: *5th September 2017*
   - Registration and Ready Camera Submission: *15th September 2017*



For further information and any queries please email:
E.Benkhelifa at staffs.ac.uk



*Sessions*



*Blockchain Technology*



*Session Chairs*

   - Gary Spencer, *CEO of Yotta Laboratories Ltd*
   - Elhadj Benkhelifa, *Staffordshire University*



*Submissions*

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fads2017



*Topics*

Topics include but not limited to:



   - Blockchain Challenges and opportunities
   - Blockchain Security, Trust and Privacy
   - Blockchain Architecture
   - Blockchain Smart Contracts
   - Blockchain Applications (eg Insurance, Payments, Banking, Energy,
   Healthcare, Government, Retail, Telco etc)
   - Blockchain as a Service (BaaS)
   - Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
   - Blockchain Standards
   - Blockchain Legal Implications
   - Blockchain Based Case Studies
   - Blockchain and Forensics
   - Distributed Ledger Technologies
   - Blockchain and Machine Learning
   - Blockchain and Governance
   - Blockchain and Cloud Computing



*Task Scheduling in Cloud Computing*



*Session Chairs*

   - Mohamed Shahid Hassan, Staffordshire University



*Submissions*

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fads2017



*Topics*

Topics include but not limited to:



   - Task Scheduling Methods, Applications, and Tools
   - From Non-Cloud to Cloud Task Scheduling
   - Task Scheduling Algorithms
   - Bio-inspired Algorithms for Task Scheduling
   - Task Scheduling Optimisation
   - VM Scheduling
   - Task Scheduling and Energy Efficiency
   - Resource-level Task Scheduling
   - User-Level Task Scheduling
   - Multi-objective Optimisation for Task Scheduling
   - Constraint-based Task Scheduling
   - Task Scheduling for Cloudlets
   - Task Scheduling for Edge Computing
   - Task Scheduling for IOT
   - Task Scheduling for Multi-Cloud



*Cloud Data Governance*



*Session Chairs*

   - Majid Al-Ruithe, *Head of IT, KSA*



*Session Chairs*

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fads2017



*Topics*

Topics include but not limited to:



   - Cloud Data Governance Frameworks and Models
   - Cloud Data Governance Challenges and Opportunities
   - Attributes and Dimensions of Cloud Data Governance
   - Designing Cloud Data Governance programmes
   - Deployment of Cloud Data Governance programmes
   - Cloud Data Governance Case Studies
   - Policy, standards and Strategies for Cloud Data Governance
   - Data Governance and other Governance Domains (IT, Corporate,
   Information etc)
   - Cloud Data Governance and Big Data



*Data Science and Cloud Computing*



*Session Chairs*

   - Mohamed Alsmirat, *Jordan University of Science and Technoloy (JUST)*



*Submissions*

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fads2017



*Topics*

Topics include but not limited to:



   - Data Science Applications in Cloud Computing
   - Cloud Forensics
   - Cloud Data Auditing
   - Cloud based Social Network Analysis
   - Cloud computing and Semantic Web
   - Knowledge Management Theories and Applications in Cloud computing
   - Data Science and Cloud Computing Security
   - Cloud based Collaborative Platforms
   - Software Engineering theories and applications in Cloud Computing
   - Quality of Service for Cloud Computing
   - Big Data and Computing, challenges and opportunities





*Manufacturing Informatics*



*Session Chairs*

   - Ashutosh Tiwari, *Cranfield University*
   - Elhadj Benkhelifa, *Stafforshire University*



*Submissions*

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fads2017



*Topics*

Topics include but not limited to:



   - Data Science theories and applications for Manufacturing
   - Optimisation in Manufacturing Informatics
   - Process Optimisation
   - Data Analytics Applications in Manufacturing
   - The Impact of Manufacturing Informatics in the Digital Economy
   - Manufacturing Intelligence
   - Gamification and Manufacturing
   - Knowledge Management and Manufacturing
   - Digital Manufacturing
   - Cyber-risk Manufacturing Informatics
   - Data fusion in Manufacturing Informatics
   - Cost Engineering and Manufacturing Informatics


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