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<p class="MsoNormal">[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">==========================================================<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The 20th International Conference on Pervasive Computing and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Communications (PerCom 2022), March 21-25, 2022<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pisa, Italy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">http://www.percom.org<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">*************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* DEADLINES EXTENDED (due to many requests): *<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* Oct 8th, 2021 (abstract registration) *<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* Oct 14th, 2021 (full papers) *<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* *<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* CONFERENCE FORMAT: *<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* PerCom 2022 is currently planned as a hybrid events. *<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* Authors of accepted papers will have the option of attending *<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* either physically or virtually. *<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* *<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* CONFERENCE RANKING: *<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* IEEE PerCom has received the highest-ranking assessment of *<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* >>> A* (top 7%) <<< in the CORE 2021 ranking *<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PerCom is the premier annual scholarly venue in pervasive computing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and communications. Pervasive computing has found its way into many<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">commercial systems due to tremendous advances in a broad spectrum<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">of technologies and topics such as wireless networking, mobile and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">distributed computing, sensor systems, ambient intelligence, and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">smart devices.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Conference organizers are monitoring the situation of COVID-19 and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">international travel restrictions. We are ready to take necessary<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">steps, including transforming the conference into a hybrid experience<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">for physical and virtual attendees, to accommodate authors who may<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">face travel difficulties.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">RANKING<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Out of 811 ranked conferences, the CORE 2021 conference ranking
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<p class="MsoNormal">assessment positioned PerCom in the top 7% of academic conferences and
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<p class="MsoNormal">receiving the highest-ranking assessment of A*. The CORE conference<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ranking provides assessments of major conferences in the computing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">disciplines. Conference rankings are determined by a mix of indicators<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">including citation rates, paper submission and acceptance rates, and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">the visibility and research track record of the key people hosting the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">conference and managing its technical program.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Source: http://portal.core.edu.au/conf-ranks/669/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">SCOPE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PerCom 2022 solicits research contributions in all areas pertinent<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">to pervasive computing and communications, especially those that<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">cross traditional research boundaries. In particular, we target:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Advances in pervasive systems and infrastructures: middleware systems<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and services; data engineering for pervasive computing; cloud, fog<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and edge computing; integrations of smartphones in pervasive<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">experiences; applications of device-to-device coordination.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Theories, models, and algorithms: context modeling and reasoning;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">adaptive computing; activity and emotion recognition; programming<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">paradigms; applied machine learning; deep machine learning; federated<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">learning; causal learning; cognitive computing; complex networks;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">spatio-temporal modeling techniques.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Domain-specific challenges and novel applications: urban/mobile<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">crowdsensing & intelligence; PerCom for healthcare and well-being;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">smart homes and virtual assistants; innovative PerCom applications<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(e.g., sports analytics, crime prevention, pervasive nowcasting).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Intersections of PerCom with: opportunistic networks; IoT and sensor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">systems; RFID systems; pervasive data science, and cyber physical<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">systems.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- New techniques for user-level concerns: participatory and social<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">sensing; trust, security, and privacy; user interface, interaction,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and persuasion; online and offline social networking and pervasive<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">computing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Technological innovations: architectures, protocols, and technologies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">for pervasive communications; energy-harvesting, self-powered, or<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">battery-less systems; mobile and wearable systems; smart devices<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and environments; positioning and tracking technologies; wireless<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">crowd-recharging; device-free human sensing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contributions can be analytical, empirical, technological,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">methodological, or a combination. Papers reporting strong systems<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">engineering contributions backed by solid and appropriate evaluations<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">are strongly encouraged. The impact of the contributions should be<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">demonstrated in the context of pervasive computing and communications<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">applications.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IMPORTANT DATES<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Due to many requests, the deadlines for paper registration and
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<p class="MsoNormal">submission have been extended. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paper registration in EDAS (extended): October 8, 2021<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Submission via EDAS (extended): October 14, 2021<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Notification: December 22, 2021<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Camera Ready: February 5, 2022<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Other important dates are here http://www.percom.org/important-dates<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">SUBMISSION DETAILS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paper submission must be done for the main conference and all<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">associated events via EDAS (https://www.edas.info/). If you do not<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">have an EDAS account, please, register first (it's free) via the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">following link https://edas.info/newPerson.php?noauth=1. The direct<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">submission link for PerCom 2022 is here: https://edas.info/N28655.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PerCom 2022 will follow a double-blind review process. As a result,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">authors must make a good faith effort to anonymize their submissions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Submitted papers must be unpublished and not considered elsewhere<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">for publication. Also, they must show a significant relevance to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">pervasive computing and communications. Submitted papers will undergo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">a rigorous review process handled by the Technical Program Committee.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Only electronic submissions in PDF format will be considered.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The IEEE LaTeX and Microsoft Word templates, as well as formatting<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">instructions, can be found here<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html. Papers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">must be at most 9 pages of technical content (10pt font, 2-column<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">format), including text, figures, and tables and up to one additional<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">page for references only.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Accepted papers will be published in IEEE Xplore. All accepted<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">papers will be invited to submit an associated artifact abstract<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">providing the code, data, results, etc. associated with the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">contribution.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">BEST PAPER AWARD AND EDITORIAL FOLLOW-UPs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The best paper will receive the prestigious Mark Weiser Best Paper<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Award.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Papers of particular merit will be considered for a special issue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">of the Elsevier journal of Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">TPC CHAIR AND VICE CHAIRS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Claudio Cicconeti, IIT-CNR, Italy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Peizhao Hu, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Qin Lv, University of Colorado Boulder, USA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">CONTACT INFORMATION<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">percom2022-pc-chairs@iit.cnr.it<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PerCom values particularly Diversity, Equity and Inclusion aspects.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Check here for specific information:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">http://www.percom.org/percom-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-statement<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Suranga Seneviratne</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> | Lecturer - Security <br>
<b>The University of Sydney</b><br>
Faculty of Engineering, School of Computer Science<br>
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412, J12 | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006<br>
+61 2 93514459<br>
</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:suranga.seneviratne@sydney.edu.au"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0563C1">suranga.seneviratne@sydney.edu.au</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> | </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="http://sydney.edu.au"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0563C1">sydney.edu.au</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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