Computers & Industrial Engineering 70 (2014) 205–206

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Computers & Industrial Engineering

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CALL FOR PAPERSJoint 44th International Conference on Computers & Industrial

Engineering (CIE 44) and 9th International Symposium onIntelligent Manufacturing and Service Systems (IMSS’44)

http://www.imss14-cie44.org

JOINT CONFERENCE TOPICS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:� ‘‘Artificial Intelligence Philosophy and Technologies’’, ‘‘Agent

Based Systems’’� ‘‘Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems’’, ‘‘Business Intelli-

gence and Enterprise Systems’’� ‘‘Computational Intelligence in Manufacturing and Produc-

tion Systems’’� ‘‘Data Mining (Crisp and Fuzzy)’’, ‘‘Decision Support Systems

and Applications’’� ‘‘Fuzzy Systems and Applications’’, ‘‘Fuzzy-Neural- Genetic

Integration’’, ‘‘Hybrid Systems’’� ‘‘Innovative Design and Technologies’’, ‘‘Systematic Innova-

tion’’. ‘‘Reverse Engineering’’� ‘‘Intelligent Manufacturing and Service Systems’’, ‘‘Sustain-

able Strategies for these Systems’’� ‘‘Intelligent Disaster and Crises Management’’, ‘‘E-Business

and E-Commerce’’� ‘‘Intelligent System Modeling for Economics and Finance’’� ‘‘Information Technology, Web-based Applications’’. ‘‘Knowl-

edge Discovery’’� ‘‘Intelligent Information Systems’’, ‘‘Knowledge-Based Manu-

facturing Strategies’’� ‘‘Applied Operations Research’’� ‘‘Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Decision Analysis’’� ‘‘Manufacturing Technologies’’, ‘‘Group Technology & Cellular

Manufacturing’’

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� ‘‘Environmentally-Conscious Manufacturing’’, ‘‘Green Manu-facturing’’, ‘‘Environmental Control’’

� ‘‘Lean/Agile/Holistic Manufacturing’’, ‘‘Unmanned Factories� ‘‘Advanced Machining Systems’’, ‘‘Nano Technologies and

Nano Manufacturing’’� ‘‘Intelligent Management of Government and Municipal

Systems’’� ‘‘Service Systems: Energy, Transportation, Communication,

Utilities, Healthcare Systems’’� ‘‘Ergonomics and Human Resources Management in Health

Systems’’� ‘‘Intelligent Traffic Control’’, ‘‘Traffic Information Systems’’,

‘‘Intelligent Intersection Systems’’� ‘‘Logistics and Transportation Systems’’, ‘‘Supply Chain

Management & Logistics’’� ‘‘System Modeling and Simulation’’, ‘‘Probabilistic and

Statistical Models’’� ‘‘Production/Operation Management’’ ‘‘Planning and Con-

trol’’, ‘‘ERPI/APS’’� ‘‘Quality Management’’, ‘‘Quality, Reliability and

Maintenance‘‘� ‘‘Facilities Layout’’, ‘‘Warehousing’’, ‘‘Material Handling’’� ‘‘Humans, Technology and Society’’, ‘‘Human Factors’’,

‘‘Industrial Ergonomics and Safety’’� ‘‘Project Development & Management’’� ‘‘Industrial Engineering Education and E-Learning’’

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� ‘‘Internet of Things/Physical Internet’’, ‘‘Network Manage-ment Systems’’, ‘‘Signal Processing’’

� ‘‘Virtual Worlds of Production and Service Systems’’

PUBLICATION OF PAPERS, PRESENTATIONSAll Final papers will be published in the symposium

proceedings in CD format. Previous CIE proceedings have been in-dexed by EI Compendex and Scopus.

Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extendedversions of their works for review and potential publication inSpecial Issues of:

1. Computers & Industrial Engineering: An International Journal(SCOPUS, COMPENDEX, SCI, ISI).

2. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (SCI).

Special issues in other international journals will also bearranged for high quality papers.

The presentations in the symposium will be held in two modes:Oral or Virtual presentations.

IMPORTANT DATESSubmission of Abstracts 30 March 2014Notification of Abstracts Acceptance 20 April 2014Early Registration Deadline 20 May 2014Submission of the Full Paper 30 June 2014Notification of the Paper Acceptance 20 July 2014Normal Registration Deadline 30 July 2014Late Registration Deadline 10 September 2014Submission of Camera Ready Paper 20 September 2014

(for all papers)Joint Symposium on CIE44 and IMSS 14 14–16 October 2014