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<b>The 2nd International Workshop on Engineering Intelligent, Trustworthy, and Secure Internet of Things Systems (SYNERGY 2024)</b></div>
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The 9th International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2024)</div>
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Malmö, Sweden. September 2-5, 2024</div>
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<b><u>SYNERGY 2024 CFP:</u></b></div>
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Welcome to the Second Workshop on Engineering Intelligent, Trustworthy, 
and Secure Internet of Things (IoT) Systems, SYNERGY 2024! This workshop
 aims to bring together a forum for experts, researchers, and 
practitioners from academia and industry to share their
 insights, ideas, and experiences on the design, development, and 
deployment of intelligent, trustworthy, and secure IoT systems. The 
workshop forum allows a discussion on the latest advancements, 
challenges, and opportunities in the field of IoT systems and
 Artificial Intelligence (AI). It paves the way for exploring innovative
 approaches and solutions that can address the pressing issues.</div>
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The convergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial 
Intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era of innovative systems and 
services, commonly referred to as AIoT, in critical domains such as 
transportation, healthcare, building automation, and other
 essential infrastructure. AIoT systems have revolutionized data 
collection, processing, and decision-making by significantly reducing 
response times compared to human-dependent systems. However, these 
systems must be secure, preserve data privacy, and be trustworthy
 for human users to fully embrace them. Security is a crucial component 
of an AIoT system’s trustworthiness, alongside availability, accuracy, 
integrity, scalability, privacy, and reliability.</div>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Novel techniques for evaluating AIoT systems’ trustworthiness.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Security challenges in AIoT systems</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Software architectures and approaches for engineering trustworthy AIoT systems.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Security and privacy for AIoT systems.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Trustworthy deployment of AIoT systems across the Edge-Cloud continuum.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Human interaction with AIoT systems.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Trustworthy adaptations for AIoT systems.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Data collection and processing techniques for large-scale AIoT systems.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Blockchain for AIoT systems.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Testbeds for AIoT systems.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Routing protocols to ensure communication efficiency for AIoT systems.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Secure edge computing for AIoT systems.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Engineering secure IoT and IIoT systems.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Secure and trustworthy data sharing in IoT ecosystems.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Secure and trustworthy Internet of Drones (IoD).</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Secure and trustworthy Internet of Vehicles (IoV).</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Secure cross-devices Federated Learning, smart cities applications.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Federated Learning for IoT Forensics.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Collective and collaborative intelligence for AIoT security.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Generative AI for AIoT security.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Adversarial learning and secure AIoT.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Explainable AI for secure and trustworthy AIoT engineering.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Attack detection and mitigation in AIoT.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Predictive threat intelligence in AIoT.</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">AI regulations and implications in Cybersystems.</span></li></ul>
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<b><u> Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings</u></b></div>
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Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 
11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted
 electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 
pages (including all figures, tables and references).
 Submitted papers must present original unpublished research that is not
 currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not 
following these guidelines may be rejected without review. Also 
submissions received after the due date, exceeding
 length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be 
considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further 
information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at 
least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the FMEC
 Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference 
Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion.<br>
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Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under 
consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular 
papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please 
include up to 7 keywords, complete postal and email
 address, and fax and phone numbers of the corresponding author. Authors
 of accepted papers are expected to present their work at the 
conference. Submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but that 
could not be accepted as regular papers will be accepted
 as short papers. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages.</div>
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<u>Important Dates:</u></div>
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Submission Due: June 30th, 2024</div>
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Notification: July 30th, 2024</div>
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Camera-ready submission: August 10th, 2024</div>
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<u>Organization Committee</u></div>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dr. Victor Kebande, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dr. Jianguo Ding, Blekinge Institute of Technonoly, Sweden</span></li><li style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dr. Abdelouahaid Derhab, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia</span></li></ul>
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<b><u>Contact:</u></b></div>
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Please send any inquiry to: Victor Kebande <<a href="mailto:victor.kebande@bth.se" target="_blank">victor.kebande@bth.se</a>></div>

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