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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:red">Federated Learning Technologies and Applications</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">(FLTA2024).</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://flta-conference.org/" target="_blank">https://flta-conference.org/</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#3a3a3a">17-20 September 2024. Valencia, Spain.</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Federated Learning, AI/ML new frontier, is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables privacy-preserving distributed Machine Learning. It is now playing a significant role in Edge Intelligence
 and pioneering several applications such as Healthcare and Medical Research, Smart Cities and Industry 4.0, Automotive and Mobility Services, beyond 5G\6G applications, and much more. It promises to move the learning to the network edge, closer to the data
 allocation. This trend enables real-time decision-making, Data privacy preservation, and elastic scalability and efficiency. In essence, FL leads to sustainability in data privacy and security of large-scale data analytics. This conference aims to attract
 the work of researchers and practitioners in Federated Learning to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">FLTA 2024 aims to provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of FL communication, computing, and system requirements. Through keynote speeches, panel discussions, and presentations, attendees can engage with
 leading experts and learn about the latest developments and future trends in the field.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black">Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but are not limited to:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:30.0pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(68,114,196)"><font size="6"><u>SCOPE</u></font></span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Federated learning frameworks</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Federated learning architectures</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Federated learning algorithms</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Privacy-preserving AI & Edge AI</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Distributed Machine Learning</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Secure and Trustworthy AI\ML</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:30.0pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(68,114,196)"><font size="6"><u>TOPICS OF INTEREST</u></font></span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Federated Learning Communication-efficiency</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Federated Learning modelling and simulation</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Federated Learning datasets and benchmarking</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Federated Learning new trends & open Challenges</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">FL Associated Technologies</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">FL Aggregation Algorithms</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">FL Applications, use cases, scenarios</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">FL security and efficiency</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Publication</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">IEEE is a technical sponsor of FLTA 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. All accepted papers in FLTA 2024 and the workshops
 co-located with it will be submitted to IEEEXplore, DBLP, and Scopus for inclusion. Also, all the best paper nominees will be invited to Q1 journals.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Submission Guidelines</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">There are three categories of submission in the Main track:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Long papers:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> 7-8 pages.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Short papers:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> 5-6 pages.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Poster papers (Undergrad):</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> 1-2 pages.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#4472c4">Submission Link:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#612ea7;background:white"><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=flta2024" target="_blank"><span style="color:#612ea7">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=flta2024</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Important dates</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Paper submission deadline: </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">May 31, 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red"> (Extended Deadline)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Notification of paper acceptance: July 15, 2024</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Submission of camera-ready papers due: August 10, 2024</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#4472c4"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#4472c4">Workshop dates:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">April 30^th, 2024</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Notification of acceptance: May 10^th, 2024</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Organizing Committee</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#4472c4"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#4472c4">General Co-Chair</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Schahram Dustdar, Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), Austria<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Omer Rana, Complex Systems research group, Cardiff University, United Kingdom <u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin-left:36.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#4472c4">Local organizing committee chair:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#4472c4"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Jaime Lloret Mauri, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Sandra Sendra, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia,  Spain (Local Organising chair)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Gregorio Martinez Perez, University of Murcia, Spain </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#4472c4">Program Co-Chairs</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Feras M. Awaysheh, Tartu University, Estonia</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Sadi Alawadi, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Lorenzo Carnevale, University of Messina, Italy</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#4472c4">Awards, diversity, and inclusion chair</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">Flavia Delicato, Fluminense Federal University, Brazile</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">Anna Kobusińska Poznań University of Technology, Poland</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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