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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Call for
Papers – 1<sup>st</sup> International Conference on Digital Sovereignty (ICDS –
2024)</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">28-30
November 2024, Oslo, Norway.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"><a href="https://ife.no/ICDS2024" style="color:blue">https://ife.no/ICDS2024</a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt"><b>Elsevier Journal</b> </span><a href="https://www.elsevier.marketing/journal/Procedia-Computer-Science" target="_blank" style="font-size:10pt;color:blue">Procedia Computer Science</a>(<span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">indexed in </span><a href="https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/19700182801" target="_blank" style="font-size:10pt;color:blue">Scopus</a><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">,
Web of Science, </span><a href="https://kanalregister.hkdir.no/publiseringskanaler/KanalTidsskriftInfo.action?id=475502" target="_blank" style="font-size:10pt;color:blue">Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals(Level 1)</a><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt">)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">It is with great pleasure to welcome you to the
First International Conference on Digital Sovereignty (ICDS – 2024), which will
be organized by the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 0cm;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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">This planned
annual conference will bring together leading experts from industry and
academia to share insights, present groundbreaking research, and discuss
innovative solutions for maintaining digital sovereignty in an era of
unprecedented technological change. Attendees will benefit from diverse
presentations and input from cutting-edge academic research that addresses the
latest challenges and opportunities in this field and from industry leaders who
are at the forefront of implementing digital sovereignty strategies.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(37,37,37);background:rgb(242,246,247)"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">The accepted papers will be published in
Elsevier Journal <a href="https://www.elsevier.marketing/journal/Procedia-Computer-Science" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Procedia Computer Science</a> (Confirmed) which is indexed
in <a href="https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/19700182801" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Scopus</a>,
Web of Science, <a href="https://kanalregister.hkdir.no/publiseringskanaler/KanalTidsskriftInfo.action?id=475502" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals(Level 1)</a> and
in many international indexing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">SCOPE</span></b></p>
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"><br clear="all" style="break-before:auto">
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">We have four tracks in ICDS – 2024. Papers in any
of these areas, especially with the following keywords covering and related to
Digital Sovereignty, are welcome to be submitted.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Keywords:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"> <i>Artificial Intelligence, Computational
Intelligence, Cybersecurity,</i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Digital
Trust, Trustworthiness, Human-Centric AI, Human-AI Teams, Sovereignty, Internet
of Things, Sustainable Development Goals, Artificial Intelligence of Things,
Sustainability, Big Data, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning,
Intelligent Systems, Cloud Computing, Edge Computing, Blockchain, Digital
Autonomy, Federated Systems,</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Resilience.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt;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:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Track 1: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Human-Centric
Digital Sovereignty</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt;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:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Track 2:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">
Industry and Innovation Impact</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt;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:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Track 3: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Digital
Ecosystems and Governance</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 54pt;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:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">•<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Track 4:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">
National Digital Sovereignty and Societal Impact</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">You can find the details of the tracks here:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <a href="https://ife.no/ICDS2024" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt">https://ife.no/ICDS2024</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">ICDS – 2024 is now in the process of soliciting
submissions of original and innovative papers. Prospective authors are invited
to submit papers in any of the above-mentioned core or related areas. The
submitted papers must not have been previously published or accepted for
publication elsewhere and must not have been submitted to any other conferences
before and during the ICDS—2024 review process. Authors should consult Elsevier
Procedia authors' guidelines and use their proceedings templates, either for
LaTeX or for MSWord for the preparation of their papers. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">The Conference will feature
keynote speeches by internationally renowned experts.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt">Submission site:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt"> <a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icds20240" style="color:blue">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icds20240</a>
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">IMPORTANT
DATES(Strict) </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Paper Submission 30<sup>th</sup>
September 2024 </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Author Notification 30<sup>th</sup>
October 2024</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Registration Due and Camera-Ready
Deadline 10<sup>th</sup> November
2024</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:10pt;text-align:justify">ICDS – 2024 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Conference 28<sup>th</sup>
– 30<sup>th</sup> November 2024 (28<sup>th</sup> – Invited Keynotes and
Industrial Presentations</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;text-align:justify;color:black">; 29<sup>th</sup> – </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Invited Keynotes and Scientific Presentations</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;text-align:justify;color:black">; 30<sup>th</sup> – </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Networking through the Oslo Tour)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">GENERAL
CHAIRS (CONTACT INFORMATION)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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 lang="EN-IN" style="color:black">Sanjay Misra</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color:black">
<b>Petter Kvalvik</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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 lang="EN-IN" style="color:black">Email: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="mailto:sanjay.misra@ife.no" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN-IN">sanjay.misra@ife.no</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Email: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="mailto:petter.kvalvik@ife.no" style="color:blue">petter.kvalvik@ife.no</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>