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         The Seventh International Conference on Advanced Engineering Computing and   Applications in Sciences 
             ADVCOMP 2013 
               September 29 - October 3, 2013 - Porto, Portugal  | 
       
     
          
       
         
             
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             - Colocated with other events part of NexTech 2013
 
             - Posters will be presented during the conference
 
             - A Work in Progress track is available for preliminary work
 
- A Research Ideas track is available for ideas in early stages
 
          
           
             
               | Submission (full paper)  | 
               April 30, 2013 May 20, 2013 | 
              
             
               | Notification | 
               June 17, 2013  | 
              
             
               | Registration | 
               July 1, 2013  | 
              
             
               | Camera ready  | 
               July 15, 2013  | 
              
            
           ISSN: 2308-4499 
ISBN: 978-1-61208-290-5  | 
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     All tracks/topics are open to both research and industry contributions.
     Tracks:
     Advances on computing theories
     
        Finite-state machines; 
         Petri nets  /stochastic/colored/probabilistic/etc; 
         Genetic algorithms; 
         Machine learning theory; 
         Prediction theory; 
         Bayesian theory  /statistics/filtering/estimation/reasoning/rating/etc; 
         Markov chains/process/model/etc; 
         Graphs theories 
     
     Advances in  computation methods
     
        Hybrid computational methods; 
         Advanced numerical algorithms; 
         Differential calculus; 
         Matrix perturbation theory; 
         Rare matrices; 
         Fractals & super-fractal  algorithms; 
         Random graph dynamics; 
         Multi-dimensional harmonic  estimation
     
     Computational logics
     
        Knowledge-based  systems and automated reasoning; 
         Logical  issues in knowledge representation /non-monotonic reasoning/belief; 
         Specification  and verification of programs and systems; 
         Applications  of logic in hardware and VLSI; 
         Natural  language, concurrent computation, planning; 
         Deduction  and reasoning; 
         Logic  of computation; 
         Dempster-Shafer  theory; 
         Fuzzy  theory/computation/logic/etc 
     
     Advances on computing mechanisms
     
        Clustering large and high  dimensional data; 
         Data fusion and aggregation; 
         Biological sequence analysis; 
         Biomecatronics mechanisms; 
         Biologically inspired  mechanisms; 
         System theory and control mechanisms; 
         Multi-objective evolutionary algorithms; 
         Constraint-based algorithms; 
         Ontology-based reasoning; 
         Topology and structure patterns; 
         Geometrical pattern similarity; 
         Strong and weak symmetry; 
         Distortion in coordination  mechanisms
     
     Computing techniques
     
        Distributed computing; 
         Parallel computing; 
         Grid computing; 
         Autonomic computing; 
         Cloud computing; 
         Development of numerical and  scientific software-based systems; 
         Pattern-based computing; 
         Finite-element method  computation; 
         Elastic models; 
         Optimization techniques; 
         Simulation techniques; 
         Stream-based computing
     
     Resource intensive applications and services (RIAS)
     
       Fundamentals on RIAS; Basic algorithms for RIAS; Communications      intensive; Process intensive; Data-intensive computing; Operational      intensive; Cloud-computing intensiveness; User intensive; Technology      intensive; Control intensive; Complex RIAS; Bioinformatics      computation; Large scale ehealth systems; Pharmaceutical/drug      computation; Weather forecast computation; Earthquake simulations;      Geo-spatial simulations; Spatial programs; Real-time manufacturing      systems; Transportation systems; Avionic systems; Economic/financial      systems; Electric-power systems
     
     Computational geometry
     
        Theoretical computational geometry; 
         Applied computational geometry; 
         Design and analysis of geometric algorithms; 
         Design and analysis of geometric algorithms and data structures; 
         Discrete and combinatorial geometry and topology; 
         Data structures (Voronoi Diagrams, Delaunay triangulations, etc.); 
         Experimental evaluation of geometric algorithms and heuristics; 
         Numerical performance of geometric algorithms; 
         Geometric computations in parallel and distributed environments; 
         Geometric data structures for mesh generation; 
         Geometric methods in computer graphics; 
         Solid modeling; 
         Space Partitioning; 
         Special applications (animation of geometric algorithms, manufacturing,  computer graphics and image processing, computer-aided geometry design,  solid geometry)
     
     Interdisciplinary computing
     
        Computational /physics, chemistry, biology/ algorithms; Graph-based modeling and algorithms; Computational methods for /crystal, protein/ structure prediction;   Computation for multi-material structure;  Modeling and simulation of large deformations and    strong shock waves;    Computation in solid mechanics; Remote geo-sensing; Interdisciplinary computing in music and arts
     
     Cloud computing
     
        Hardware-as-a-service; 
         Software-as-a-service [SaaS applicaitions]; 
         Platform-as-service; 
         On-demand computing models; 
         Cloud Computing programming and application development; 
         Scalability, discovery of services and data in Cloud computing  infrastructures; 
         Privacy, security, ownership and reliability issues; 
         Performance and QoS; 
         Dynamic resource provisioning; 
         Power-efficiency and Cloud computing; 
         Load balancing; 
         Application streaming; 
         Cloud SLAs, business models and pricing policies; 
         Custom platforms; 
         Large-scale compute infrastructures; 
         Managing applications in the clouds; 
         Data centers; 
         Process in the clouds; 
         Content and service distribution in Cloud computing infrastructures; 
         Multiple applications can run on one computer (virtualization a la  VMWare); 
         Grid computing (multiple computers can be used to run one application); 
         Cloud-computing vendor governance and regulatory compliance
     
     Grid Networks, Services and Applications
     
        GRID theory, frameworks, methodologies, architecture, ontology; 
         GRID infrastructure and technologies; 
         GRID middleware; 
         GRID protocols and networking; 
         GRID computing, utility computing, autonomic computing, metacomputing; 
         Programmable GRID; 
         Data GRID; 
         Context ontology and management in GRIDs; 
         Distributed decisions in GRID networks; 
         GRID services and applications; 
         Virtualization, modeling, and metadata in GRID; 
         Resource management, scheduling, and scalability in GRID; 
         GRID monitoring, control, and management; 
         Traffic and load balancing in GRID; 
         User profiles and priorities in GRID; 
         Performance and security in GRID systems; 
         Fault tolerance, resilience, survivability, robustness in GRID; 
         QoS/SLA in GRID networks; 
         GRID fora, standards, development, evolution; 
         GRID case studies, validation testbeds, prototypes, and lessons learned
     
     Computing in Virtualization-based environments
     
        Principles of virtualization; 
         Virtualization platforms; 
         Thick and thin clients; 
         Data centers and nano-centers; 
         Open virtualization format; 
         Orchestration of virtualization across data centers; 
         Dynamic federation of compute capacity; 
         Dynamic geo-balancing; 
         Instant workload migration; 
         Virtualization-aware storage; 
         Virtualization-aware networking; 
         Virtualization embedded-software-based smart  mobile phones; 
         Trusted platforms and embedded supervisors for security; 
         Virtualization management operations /discovery, configuration,  provisioning, performance, etc.; 
         Energy optimization and saving for green datacenters; 
         Virtualization supporting cloud computing; 
         Applications as pre-packaged virtual machines; 
         Licencing and support policies
     
     Development of computing support
     
        Computing platforms; 
         Advanced scientific computing; 
         Support for scientific  problem-solving; 
         Support for distributed decisions; 
         Agent-assisted workflow support; 
         Middleware computation support; 
         High performance computing; 
         Problem solving environments; 
         Computational science and  education; 
         Neuronal networks 
     
     Computing applications in science
     
        Advanced computing in civil  engineering; 
         Advanced computing in physics  science; 
         Advanced computing in chemistry  science; 
         Advanced computing in  mathematics; 
         Advanced computing in operation  research; 
         Advanced computing in economics; 
         Advanced computing in  electronics and electrical science; 
         Advanced computing on Earth  science, geosciences and meteorology 
     
     Complex computing in application domains
     
        Computation genomic; 
         Management of scientific data  and knowledge; 
         Advanced computing in  bioinformatics and biophysics; 
         Advanced computing in molecular  systems and biological systems; 
         Application of engineering  methods to genetics; 
         Medical computation and  graphics; 
         Advanced computing in  simulation systems; 
         Advanced computing for  statistics and optimization; 
         Advanced computing in mechanics  and quantum mechanics; 
         Advanced computing for  geosciences and meteorology; 
         Maps and geo-images building; 
         Curve and surface  reconstruction; 
         Financial computing and  forecasting; 
         Advanced computing in robotics  and manufacturing; 
         Advanced computing in power  systems; 
         Environmental advanced  computing