<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-adn gmail-ads" style="border-left:none;padding:0px;display:flex;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div class="gmail-gs" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:477.951px"><div class="gmail-"><div id="gmail-:4a4" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="font-size:0.875rem;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-:4a3" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aiL" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">The 4th International Workshop on <b>Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT)</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:blue">(</span><a href="http://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2021/index.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">http://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2021/index.php</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:blue">) </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">in conjunction with</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on<b> Integrated Network Management</b> (IM 2021).</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">17-21 May 2021// Bordeaux, France</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:blue">(</span><a href="https://im2021.ieee-im.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://im2021.ieee-im.org/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:red">Scope and topics of the workshop:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:9pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Today’s, intelligent systems are a core building block in smart cities transportation through which smart, reliable, safe, and efficient integrated transportation solutions are provided. Intelligent systems management integrated with today’s advanced vehicular and wireless network technologies, such as autonomous and connected vehicles, will play a crucial role in improving the quality and delivery performance of diversified vehicular services. Many unprecedented challenges arise from the emerging autonomous and connected vehicle technologies. These include configuring vehicular cloud services to user requirements, vehicle security issues related to connectivity, big data analytics for intelligent transportation, and user’s trust in such technology as one of the issues facing implementation and deployment of an autonomous vehicle. There is also a need for customized computation and communication technology for the integrated solutions of autonomous vehicles and smart city sub-systems. The aim of the Fourth International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies is to bring together engineers, researchers, and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of intelligent transportation and autonomous vehicle technologies. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in autonomous vehicle systems. <i>This version of this workshop focuses on innovative applications, tools and frameworks in technology areas related to the intelligent management of driving and in dynamic networks</i>. Papers describing original novel work and advanced prototypes, systems and tools are encouraged.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:9.05pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:9.05pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> </span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:172.75pt"><td width="349" valign="top" style="width:261.4pt;border:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:172.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* SDN Autonomous Vehicles and Automated Driving</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* 5G/6G technology for Autonomous Vehicles</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Services Virtual Networking for Autonomous Vehicles</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Blockchain Systems for Autonomous Vehicles</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Intelligent Infrastructure and Guidance Systems</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Cooperative Driving for Autonomous Vehicles</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Security and privacy for Autonomous Vehicles</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Next Generation Traffic Management Systems</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Connected Services and Mobility management</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Green Vehicular Communication and Services</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p></td><td width="349" valign="top" style="width:261.4pt;border-top:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:172.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Mobility and the Internet of Vehicles</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Advanced driver assistance systems</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Power Management of Smart Electric Vehicles</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Cyber threat-free driving environment</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Communications and networking for automated vehicles</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">*Simulation and performance evaluation techniques for autonomous vehicles</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Autonomous Vehicles -based Data and Energy Transport Services</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Applications to enhance the driver experience</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* Autonomous and Connected Aerial Networks</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial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