Seventh International Multidisciplinary Conference on e-Technologies (MCETECH 2017)

• Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Conference Dates: May 17-19, 2017
• Conference website: http://www.mcetech.org 

IMPORTANT DATES

Research Papers (Academic Track) & Experience Reports (Industry Track)
Abstracts Due                                   January 13, 2017
Full Papers Due (6000 Words Max)     January 27, 1017
Notifications to Authors                     March 1, 2017
Camera-ready Versions                     March 27, 2017

Workshops & Tutorials
Workshop and Tutorial Proposals Due     February 10, 2017
Notifications to organizers                     February 17, 2017
Tutorial Notes Due                                April 17, 2017
Conference                                           May 17-19, 2017

ABOUT MCETECH 2017

The program chairs and committee of MCETECH 2017 cordially invite you to submit your research papers and industry reports to our upcoming conference. Currently in its seventh edition, MCETECH offers a venue for the dissemination of multidisciplinary research pertaining to e-technologies. The conference aims to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in exploring the many facets of Internet applications and technologies, with a primary focus on technological and managerial issues, but also a keen interest in social, ethical, and legal issues.

We are delighted to welcome conference participants to Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, from May 17 to 19, 2017. The vibrant and multicultural city of Ottawa, known for its techno-entrepreneurial spirit and a burgeoning high-tech sector provides a suitable milieu to deliberate the opportunities and challenges of e-technologies.

As in prior years, MCETECH 2017 welcomes research and practice submissions on various topics related to e-technologies. In particular, this year, we invite contributions on the ever-increasing role of Internet of Things (IoT) in the service of individuals, organizations and businesses. Toward this, the theme of MCETECH 2017 is Embracing the Internet of Things (IoT): From Architecture to Adoption. We invite contributions that deliberate various aspects of IoT including but not limited to enabling technologies, applications and services, business implications and societal impacts. Contributions on other e-technologies are also welcome.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS & PUBLICATIONS

All accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings, to be published by Springer Verlag Lecture Notes on Business Information Processing (abstracted/indexed in ISI Proceedings, DBLP, EI, Scopus, and the Springer Digital library).

The program committee will award a Best Paper Award to the best paper in terms of: 1) originality, 2) presentation, and 3) impact. The finalists will be invited to submit their papers to a special issue of a refereed journal. Members of the program committee will shepherd these papers through the review process.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

Submissions are invited in the areas mentioned in the following non-exhaustive list:

  *  Applications
     -  e-Business (B2B, B2C, etc.)
     -  e-Health
     -  e-Education
     -  e-Justice
     -  eGovernment
     -  Social Media and Social Commerce

  *  The Internet of Things (IoT)
     -  Challenges and opportunities
     -  Business models
     -  Advancements in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
     -  Applications (smart processes, smart infrastructures, etc.)
     -  Architectural and deployment patterns
     -  Big data for IoT
     -  Cloud of Things
     -  Green IoT
     -  Experimental prototypes, test-bed and field trial experiences
     -  Real case deployment scenarios and results
 
 *  Methodologies and Models
     -  Computational models
     -  Service composition
     -  Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing
     -  Process modeling languages
     -  Process adaptation
     -  Programming models and toolkits
     -  Social networks analysis
 
 *  Architectures and Implementations
     -  IoT middleware
     -  Architecture of Big Data
     -  Cloud, edge and fog computing
     -  Novel deployment technologies
     -  Software defined networks (SDN) and IoT
     -  Modeling and architectures of context-aware applications
     -  Distributed transactions
     -  Recovery

  *  Business Implications
     -  Business models & strategies
     -  Analytics and performance management
     -  IT Governance and Enterprise Architecture
     -  Value chains and ecosystems
     -  IoT cost considerations (e.g. Capex and Opex)
     -  Organizational transformation
     -  Disruption, Innovation and Competitive Advantage
     -  Consumer Behaviour
     -  Customer experience management
     -  Industry 4.0

  *  Social and Legal Implications
     -  Trust
     -  Legal issues
     -  Privacy and data protection
     -  Governance and public policy challenges
     -  Cybercrime

  *  Security, Privacy and Trust
     -  Vulnerability and risk assessment
     -  Attack detection and remediation
     -  User privacy and identity management
     -  Mitigation and protection mechanisms
     -  Models and architectures

For questions or further information, please consult the conference website (http://www.mcetech.org) or contact the Program Committee co-chairs:
Esma Aïmeur, Université de Montréal, Canada       esma.aimeur<at>umontreal.ca
Umar Ruhi, University of Ottawa, Canada              umar.ruhi<at>uottawa.ca