Doctoral SymposiumACSOS 2020
The 1st IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems (ACSOS) provides a forum to share the latest research results, ideas and experiences in autonomic, self-adaptive, and self-organizing systems.
ACSOS was founded in 2020 as a merging of the two long-running IEEE ICAC and SASO conferences, bringing together the two leading communities in this research space.
The Doctoral Symposium provides an international forum for PhD students working in ACSOS-related research fields to present their work to a diverse audience of leading experts in the field, to gain both insightful feedback and discussion points around their research as well as the invaluable experience of presenting new research to an international audience. The symposium has a strong history, though ICAC and SASO, of connecting young researchers with highly experienced peers to forge connections which can last for many years.
PhD students are invited to submit a two-page abstract, with another page for references, which should use the below format to describe the key motivation of their research, the major contribution (either actual or expected, depending on the research stage), discuss their methodology, and present the current status of the research. Authors of accepted papers will have the opportunity to present their work both at the doctoral symposium and in brief at the main conference itself, offering a very wide audience for their research.
Students at any stage of their PhD are welcome to submit. Reviews, feedback, and expectations will be adapted appropriately to the relative stage of each submission.
Mentoring Program
This year the Doctoral Symposium will 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.
Symposium Organisers
Phyllis Nelson, California State Polytechnic University Pomona, USA - prnelson@cpp.edu
Barry Porter, Lancaster University, UK - b.f.porter@lancaster.ac.uk
Review Committee
Jean Botev, University of Luxembourg
Phyllis Nelson, California State Polytechnic University Pomona, USA
Barry Porter, Lancaster University, UK
Tue 18 AugDisplayed time zone: London change
17:45 - 18:45 | Lunch/DinnerCatering | ||
18:45 - 19:10 | PhD Lightning TalksDoctoral Symposium at Presentation Room A Chair(s): Phyllis Nelson California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Barry Porter Lancaster University | ||
18:45 25m | PhD Lightning Talks Doctoral Symposium | ||
20:00 - 20:05 | Coffee BreakCatering | ||
Wed 19 AugDisplayed time zone: London change
16:15 - 16:45 | Coffee BreakCatering | ||
16:45 - 17:45 | PhD Symposium Session ADoctoral Symposium at Presentation Room C Chair(s): Phyllis Nelson California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Barry Porter Lancaster University | ||
16:45 20mDoctoral symposium paper | Towards realistic task and capability description in self-organizing production systems Doctoral Symposium Martin Neumayer Universität Augsburg | ||
17:05 20mDoctoral symposium paper | A Deep Domain-Specific Model Framework for Self-Reproducing Robotic Control Systems Doctoral Symposium | ||
17:25 20mDoctoral symposium paper | Interactive Knowledge-Guided Learning Doctoral Symposium Richard Nordsiek XITASO GmbH IT & Software Solutions | ||
17:45 - 18:45 | Lunch/DinnerCatering | ||
18:45 - 20:00 | PhD Symposium Session BDoctoral Symposium at Presentation Room C Chair(s): Phyllis Nelson California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Barry Porter Lancaster University | ||
18:45 25mDoctoral symposium paper | Opportunistic Knowledge Adaption in Self-Learning Systems Doctoral Symposium Simon Reichhuber Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | ||
19:10 25mDoctoral symposium paper | A Self-Adaptive Blockchain Framework to Balance Performance, Security, and Energy Consumption in IoT applications Doctoral Symposium Mohammadreza Rasolroveicy Polytechnique Montréal | ||
19:35 25mLive Q&A | PhD Symposium Plenary Q&A Doctoral Symposium | ||
20:00 - 20:15 | Coffee BreakCatering | ||
Fri 21 AugDisplayed time zone: London change
15:00 - 16:00 | PhD Symposium Session C Doctoral Symposium at Doctoral Symposium Friday Venue Chair(s): Barry Porter Lancaster University | ||
15:00 15mTalk | A Model-Based Runtime Environment for Adapting Communication Systems Doctoral Symposium Martin Pfannemüller University of Mannheim | ||
15:15 15mTalk | Stability of Data Collection in Aggregate Programming Doctoral Symposium Hunza Zainab University of Iowa | ||
15:30 15mTalk | Conceptual Modeling Language for Autonomic Systems Doctoral Symposium | ||
15:45 5mTalk | Fault Tolerant Centralized Scheduling using Decentralized Schedulers Doctoral Symposium Smita Vijayakumar University of Cambridge | ||
15:50 5mTalk | Design and Implementation of Fully Autonomous Aerial Swarms Doctoral Symposium | ||
16:00 - 17:00 | Doctoral School Professional Development TalksDoctoral Symposium at Doctoral Symposium Friday Venue Chair(s): Miaoqing Huang University of Arkansas, Barry Porter Lancaster University | ||
16:00 15mTalk | How to write a good paper? Doctoral Symposium Timothy Wood George Washington University | ||
16:15 15mTalk | How to land an academic job? Doctoral Symposium Miaoqing Huang University of Arkansas | ||
16:30 15mTalk | What do you need to prepare to secure a position in industry? Doctoral Symposium K R Jayaram IBM Research, USA | ||
16:45 15mTalk | What ethics do you need to follow in your profession and your career? Doctoral Symposium Phyllis Nelson California State Polytechnic University Pomona | ||
Accepted Papers
Camera Ready Submission
STEP 1: Important Dates
- At least one author per paper must early pay the registration fee by July 22, 2020.
- Failure to register will result in your paper not being included in the proceedings.
- Final camera-ready manuscripts must be submitted by July 22, 2020.
STEP 2: Page Limits
Your final paper must follow the page limits listed in the following table:
|
Paper Type |
ID Code |
Page Limit (including References) |
Extra Pages Allowed |
|
Doctoral Symposium Abstract |
D |
3 |
NA |
STEP 3: Formatting Your Paper
- Submitted abstracts should not exceed 200 words.
- Final submissions to ACSOS 2020 must be formatted in US-LETTER page size, must use the two-column IEEE conference proceedings format, and must be prepared in PDF format. Microsoft Word and LaTeX templates are available at the IEEE “Author Submission Site” HERE. The templates are available on the left-hand-side tab “Formatting Your Paper”.
- Please, DO NOT include headers/footers or page numbers in the final submission.
STEP 4: Submitting Your Final Version
- Once the format of your paper has been verified and validated, you may submit your final version.
- All papers should be submitted using the submission system provided by IEEE “Author Submission Site” HERE.
- After you login to the IEEE “Author Submission Site”, please, follow the instructions as you click the “Next” button on the top right corner of the site. Please, enter the following information exactly as appeared on your paper:
1) Paper ID (ID Code from the above table + Paper ID from EasyChair, e.g., D_1234),
2) Names of authors, affiliations, countries, E-mail addresses,
3) Titles, and abstracts.
- To submit your final manuscript click HERE.
STEP 5: Submitting a Signed Copyright Release Form
- ACSOS 2020 requires users to submit a fully digital version of the electronic IEEE Copyright-release Form (eCF). eCF is provided at the IEEE “Author Submission Site”.
- Follow the instructions in the IEEE “Author Submission Site” to properly fill-out, and submit the IEEE Copyright-release Form (eCF), including:
1) Paper's full title
2) All authors names
3) Conference title: 2020 IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems (ACSOS 2020)
4) Signature (on appropriate line)
- The signed IEEE Copyright-release Form (eCF) should be submitted together with your camera-ready manuscripts on July 22, 2020.
If you have any questions about the above procedures, please contact the Publications Chair Esam El-Araby: esam@ku.edu.
Note: Please complete each of the above steps - the conference organizers will not be responsible if your paper is omitted from the proceedings, is not available online on IEEE Xplore, or is subject to additional processing costs, if these steps are not performed.
Call for Participation
Important Dates
Paper submission deadline: June 3, 2020
Notification to authors: June 24, 2020
Camera Ready Deadline: July 8, 2020
ACSOS Conference: August 17-21, 2020
Submission Instructions
Submissions should use the IEEE Computer Society Press format https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html and should be a maximum of 2 pages long, with an extra page permitted for references.
Authors should submit their abstracts to EasyChair at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acsos20
Because the doctoral symposium focuses on the work of specific PhD students, please note that only single-author submissions are permitted, with the name of the PhD supervisor included below that of the author.
All submissions should have the following specific structure:
Motivation and challenges: explain why this research is important, and identify the key research question and challenges that have yet to be addressed by the community - including limitations of current approaches
Contribution and objectives: present the main contribution of the research, in a way that a non-expert could clearly understand, then present the detailed objectives of your research, highlighting why your work is novel in comparison to existing research
Methodology and preliminary results: present the methodology of your approach, discussing why it is suitable to your contribution, and also present any preliminary results if you have them
Future work and research plan: summarise your intended future work, and provide a schedule of milestones with a discussion of their feasibility
Authors of accepted submissions will prepare a final (camera-ready) version of their abstract, taking into account reviewers’ feedback. Doctoral symposium papers will be submitted to IEEE Xplore as part of the ACSOS proceedings and will be made available in the IEEE Digital Library.
| Wed 22 Jul 2020 Camera Ready Deadline |
| Wed 24 Jun 2020 Notification |
| Wed 3 Jun 2020 Submission Deadline |
