[Tccc] CFP: ICT-DM'2014 - International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Disaster

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CALL FOR PAPER
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ICT-DM'2014 : International Conference on Information and Communication 
Technologies for Disaster Management
Algiers, March 24-25, 2014

Website:http://www.ict-dm.org
Contact: ictdm2... at gmail.com
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/IctDm2014
Twitter:https://twitter.com/ictdm
Linkedin:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/ICTDM-2014-International-Conference-on-4970712?home=&gid=4970712

IMPORTANT DATES
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Paper Submission: September 23, 2013
Demo Submission: December 23, 2013
Author Notification: December 01, 2013
Demo Notification: January 20, 2014
Camera Ready: December 16, 2013
Conference Dates: March 2425, 2014
SCOPE
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Disasters are events that cause dramatic losses of life and property and 
disrupt the normal functioning of the economy and society on a large 
scale. Disaster management is multifaceted process to reduce the impact of 
disasters and provide assistance to affected populations. It 
involves information- and communication-intensive activities before, 
during and after disaster strikes. The revolutionary potential of 
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) lies in their ability 
to instantly and continuously facilitate rapid communication and flow of 
information, capital, ideas, people and products. Because of this 
potential, ICTs have shown usefulness for addressing various challenges 
including those related to disaster management. This makes everyone 
agree on their potential to revolutionize the disaster management area 
too.

ICT-DM2014 aims to bring together academics and practitioners who 
are involved in emergency services, ad hoc planning, disaster recovery, 
etc., to learn about the latest research developments, share experiences
 and information about this area and develop recommendations.


There
 will also be invited presentations by experts from academia, industry, 
and government as well as special sessions dedicated to case studies, 
demonstrations and experiences based on pragmatic approaches. This way, 
the conference will provide a forum for supporting and encouraging both 
academic researchers, as well as practitioners involved in 
practice-focused research.
Authors are invited to submit manuscripts that present original 
unpublished research on using ICTs for detection, prevention, 
preparation, response and recovery of disasters. There will also be 
invited presentations by experts from academia, industry, and government
 as well as special sessions dedicated to case studies, demonstrations 
and experiences based on pragmatic approaches. This way, the conference 
will provide a forum for supporting and encouraging both academic 
researchers, as well as practitioners involved in applied-focused 
research.

SPECIAL ISSUES
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Extended version of selected high-quality papers will be published in one of 
the following special issues:

 - International Journal of Information and Communication Technology (IJICT)
 - International Journal of Information Technology and Management (IJITM)
 - Other Journals are under negociation (will be announced soon)

TOPICS
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The conference topics include (but are not limited):

Communication systems for disaster management
- Infrastructures, technologies and services for distributed crisis management 
teams and organizations
- Mobile and wireless communication networks
- Hastily formed networks (MANETs, Mesh, VANETs, Sensor, )
- Opportunistic communications
- Multi-platform and multi-sensor data collection
- Infrastructure protection and security
- Interoperability of heterogeneous systems

Coordination and collaboration technologies and systems for disaster 
management- Collaborative information systems architectures, frameworks, 
technologies
- Collaborative decision-making under stress, time pressure and limited 
resources
- Service Oriented Architectures for collaboration
- Ontology approaches
- Contextual and situation-based collaboration
- Security and privacy concerns in information sharing
- Cloud computing for disaster management
- Pervasive and mobile computing
- Social media and networks for participation and collaboration
- Modeling and simulation of collaboration


Data/information management and analysis for disaster management- Querying and 
filtering on heterogeneous, multi-source streaming disaster data
- Human-system interactive information extraction
- Uncertainty and possibly adversity in data handling and delivery
- Context-awareness information analysis and extraction
- Data mining from multiple information and huge sources
- Mining and making decisions on time-evolving and uncertain data
- Crowd sourcing
- Trust and information credibility in social networks
- Damage and loss assessment
- Post disaster needs assessment

Geo-Information technologies for disaster management- Geospatial information 
technology and geo-collaboration
- Situation awareness
- Web mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Integration of data: building information models (BIM) and GIS
- Standardization developments (models, icons, symbols)
- Visualization and visual analytics
- Evacuation and rescue geo-planning
- Open source data and space based resources to support disaster management

Preparation and mitigation for managing disasters- Prediction and early warning
- Remote sensing
- Risk assessment, modeling and simulation tools for crisis situations
- Healthcare crisis information systems
- Multimedia-based communication skills for citizens and civil servants
- E-government and population education


Practices for risk reduction and rapid response in developing countries- ICT in 
emergency planning and civil protection
- Case studies, particular incidents and learned lessons
- Benchmark and case studies in e-governance for disaster management
- Case studies of the use of social media and networks
- Innovative uses of technologies adapted to the readiness status of developing 
countries

DEMOS
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ICT-DM2014 will include demonstration sessions that shall provide a 
forum to present and discuss: demonstrations of new products, 
applications and techniques, practical implementations; industrial and 
commercial developments, research testbeds and implementations meeting 
the topics of the conference. A 2-page extended abstract describing the 
main contributions of the demo and the merits of the proposed ideas must be 
submitted.

COMMITTEES
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Honorary Chair
Nadjib Badache, CERIST, Algeria

General Chairs
Aris M. Ouksel, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Nadia Nouali-Taboudjemat, CERIST, Algeria

Steering committee
Nadjib Badache, CERIST, Algeria
Ladjel Belatreche, ENSMA Poitiers, France
Aris M. Ouksel, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Omar Nouali, CERIST, Algeria
Nadia Nouali-Taboudjemat, CERIST, Algeria

Local Organizing CommitteeAbderazek Seba
Ahcne Bendjoudi
Ali Benssam
Hocine Saadi
Imane Benkhelifa
Malika Silhadi-Mehdi
Nadir Bouchama
Omar Nouali
Rachid Belkada
Said Yahiaoui
Souad Benmeziane
Tinhinane Bencherif
Yacine Belhoul

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Abdelmadjid Bouabdallah,University of Technology of Compiegne (UTC), France
Abdeslem Boukhtouta,Defence Scientist, Canada
Abdessamed Rda Ghomari,LMCS, ESI, Algeria
Ahcne Bendjoudi, CERIST, Algeria
Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
Amar Bala,ESI, Algeria
Antoine Bagula, Cape Town University, South Africa
Aris M. Ouksel, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Azeddine Bilami, University of Batna, Algeria
Beldjilali Bouziane, University of Oran, Algeria
Chafika Benzaid, USTHB University, Algeria
Chihab Hanachi, University of Toulouse I/IRIT, France
Christopher Brewster, Aston University, UK
Christos A. Papageorgiou, University of Patras, Greece
Djamal Benslimane, University of Lyon 1, France
Djamel Bouchaffra, CDTA, Algeria
Djamel Djenouri, CERIST, Algeria
Djamel Eddine Zegour, ESI, Algeria
Djillali Benouar, USTHB, Algeria
Domenico Potena, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Driss Aboutajdine, CNRST, Morocco
Duncan Shaw, Warwick University, UK
Einar Bjrgo, UNOSAT, Switzerland
Ernesto Damiani, Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Fadila Bentayeb, University of Lyon 2, France
Fatma Zohra Bessai-Mechmache, CERIST, Algeria
Francesco Archetti, Universita di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Ghalem Belalem, University of Oran, Algeria
Habiba Drias, USTHB, Algeria
Hassina Aliane, CERIST, Algeria
Heiko Paulheim, University of Mannheim, Germany
Hichem Besbes, University of Carthage, Tunisia
Jos Ramiro Martnez de Dios, University of Seville, Spain
Juan (Jen) Li, North Dakota State University, USA
Karim Meziane, CERIST, Algeria
Kheddouci Hamamache, University of Lyon 1, France
Mahfoud Benchaiba, USTHB, Algeria
Mahmoud Boufaida, University of Constantine 2, Algeria
Malek Boualem, Orange Labs, France
Malika Boukala-Ioualalen, USTHB University, Algeria
Malika Silhadi-Mehdi, CERIST, Algeria
Marco Zennaro, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy
Martina Comes, University of Agder, Norway
Milica Stojmenovic, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Mohamed Ahmed Nacer, USTHB, Algeria
Mohamed Bettaz, MESRS, Algeria
Mohammed Erradi, Mohamed V-Souissi University, Morocco
Mohand Boughanem, IRIT, France
Mohand-Said Hacid, University of Lyon 1, France
Mokrane Bouzeghoub, Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University, France
Murali Raman, Multimedia University Malaysia, Malaysia
Murray Jennex, San Diego State University, USA
Muthoni Masinde, Central University of Technology, South Africa
Nadjib Badache, CERIST, Algeria
Nadia Nouali-Taboudjemat,CERIST,Algeria
Naim Kapucu, University of Central Florida, USA
Nikos Karacapilidis, University of Patras, Greece
Nomusa Dlodlo,CSIR, South Africa
Nourdine Badji, Risques & Developpement, France
N. Jaisankar, V.I.T. University, India
Omar Al-Kadi, University of Jordan, Jordan
Omar Boussaid, University of Lyon 2, France
Omar Khemici, EQECAT, USA.
Omar Nouali, CERIST, Algeria
Oriol Sallent, UPC, Spain
Raphael Couturier, University of Franche Comte, France
Sad Gharout, Orange Labs, France
Samee Ullah Khan, North Dakota State University, USA
Samira Moussaoui, USTHB, Algeria
Sergio Toral Marin, University of Sevilla, Spain
Shu-Ching Chen, Florida International University, USA
Sidi Mohamed Benslimane, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Sidi Mohammed Senouci, University of Bourgogne, France
Simin Nadjm-Tehrani, Linkping University, Sweden
Sisi Zlatanova, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Sofia Tsekeridou, Athens Information Technology, Greece
Soufiene Djahel University College Dublin, Ireland
Stefan Sackmann, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Yamine Ait Ameur, IIRIT-ENSEEIHT, Toulouse, France
Yao-Nan Lien, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Zaia Alimazighi, USTHB, Algeria
Zakaria Maamar, Zayed University, UAE
Zizette Boufaida, University of Constantine 2, Algeria
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