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Call for Abstracts - please circulate this CFA to your colleagues and networks
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<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">*** MIR Labs, USA, 2021 - Doctoral Symposium:
December 16, 2021 ***</span><br>
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<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">-- Free Registration for presenting your PhD
related research --</span><br>
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<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">In conjunction with:</span><br>
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<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">-- The 21st International Conference on
Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA’21) –-</span><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">-- The 21st International Conference on Hybrid
Intelligent Systems (HIS'21) --</span><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">-- 13th World Congress on Nature and Biologically
Inspired Computing (NaBIC 2021) --</span><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">-- The 12th International Conference on
Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications (IBICA'21) --</span><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">-- 17th International Conference on Information
Assurance and Security (IAS 2021) --</span><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">-- The 11th World Congress on Information and
Communication Technologies (WICT'21) --</span><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">-- 13th International Conference on Soft
Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2021) --</span><br>
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December, 2021 </span></b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>
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<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">on the world wide web </span><br>
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</span><span><a href="http://mirlabs.org/ds2021/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">http://mirlabs.org/ds2021/</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">
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</span><span><a href="http://mirlabs.net/ds2021/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">http://mirlabs.net/ds2021/</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"> </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>
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<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">** Important Dates **</span><br>
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<b><span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Abstract submission due: October 15, 2021</span></b><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Notification of acceptance: November 07, 2021</span><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Final abstract due: November 22, 2021</span><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Doctoral Symposium: December 16, 2021 - GMT
09:00-13:00 hrs</span><br>
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<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">** About MIR Labs Doctoral Symposium 2021**</span><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">------------------------------------------------------------</span><br>
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<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs)
provides an international forum to share the latest research results, ideas and
experiences in intelligent systems design and applications; soft computing;
information assurance and security; nature-inspired computing, pattern
recognition; and information and communication technologies by bringing
together the leading communities in this research space.</span><br>
<br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">MIR Labs doctoral symposium is built on a solid
history, through ISDA to WICT, connecting young researchers with highly
experienced peers to forge connections, which can last for many years. The main
goal of this doctoral symposium is to provide a supportive environment in which
PhD students at different stages in their research will present and discuss
their problem statement, objectives, methods, and results to a diverse audience
of leading experts in the field. They gain insightful feedback and discussion
points around their research and the invaluable experience of presenting new
findings to an international audience. The forum seeks to offer students
helpful guidance on various aspects of their study from established researchers
and other PhD students working in research areas related to their field.
Additionally, the international forum aims to enable PhD students to interact
with other participants to stimulate an exchange of ideas, suggestions and
experiences.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">The symposium welcomes submissions by PhD
students with a two-page abstract and another page for references, which should
use the below format to describe the fundamental motivation of their research,
the significant contribution (either actual or expected, depending on the
research stage), discuss their methodology and present the current status of
the study. Accepted submissions will lead to a presentation during the doctoral
symposium. They may additionally provide an opportunity to present a poster at
the leading conference, offering a vast audience for their research.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Students at any stage of their PhD are welcome
to submit. Reviews, feedback, and expectations will be adapted appropriately to
the relative phase of each submission.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">** Mentoring Program **</span><br>
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<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">The Doctoral Symposium will also employ a
mentoring program, in which every author of an accepted paper will be paired
with an experienced mentor from the community. Mentors will help introduce the
student to the community, offer extended discussion of their research objectives
and career opportunities, and will host their students throughout the event to
help gain the best experience from an international conference.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">** Topics (not limited to) **</span><br>
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</span><span>Cloud Computing</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Software Engineering<br></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Intelligent Systems and Applications</span><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Hybrid Intelligent Systems</span><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition</span><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing</span><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and
Applications</span></span><span><span></span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Innovations
in Information and Communication Technologies </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Information and Assurance Security</span></span><span><span></span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Intelligent
Traffic monitoring </span><span><span></span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Wireless
Networks</span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2">Image Processing</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2">Multimedia applications</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2">Remote sensing</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2">Virtual Reality</font><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span></span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Intelligent Traffic monitoring</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Digital Learning<br></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">
<br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">** Submission
Guidelines **</span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">------------------------------</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">------------------------------</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">---</span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">Submission of an
abstract should be made through the submission page from the symposium web
page. Abstract format will be available on the website.</span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">Please refer to the
symposium web page for guidelines to prepare your manuscript.</span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">**Symposium
Organisers**</span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">------------------------------</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">------------------------------</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">--</span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">Chair</span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">Dr. Giovanna
Castellano, University of Bari, Italy</span><span></span></span></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Co-Chairs</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">Dr. Katarzyna
Kaczmarek-Majer, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland</span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">Dr. Gennaro Vessio,
University of Bari, Italy</span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">------------------------------</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">------------------------------</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">--</span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">Informal Enquiries
about the Symposium may be directed to:</span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">Dr. Anu Bajaj</span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;word-spacing:0px">Email: </span></span></span><a href="mailto:anu.bajaj@mirlabs.org" style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px;color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">anu.bajaj@mirlabs.org</span></a></span></font></p>
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