Call for Papers

The 12th International Conference on Awareness Science and Technology (iCAST 2023) will be hosted by Chaoyang University of Technology (CYUT), Taichung, Taiwan, on November 9-11, 2023. The conference provides a forum for researchers, engineers, and scientists to discuss awareness computing and exchange ideas, opinions, and the latest results in this emerging new field. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into the IEEE Digital Library (IEL) and Scopus Database. Selected papers will be recommended for submission to a special issue of the journal “IJASE”(Scopus), “Applied Sciences”(SCI), or “Electronics”(SCI). Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
A: Awareness Science:
  A1: Awareness mechanism and modeling
  A2: Machine learning/deep learning
  A3: Pattern recognition and image understanding
  A4: Neuro-computing/perception/cognition
  A5: Fuzzy logic/granular computing/rough set
  A6: Agent computing/swarm intelligence
  A7: Ontology/semantics
B: Awareness Technology:
  B1: Context/situation/background/semantics awareness
  B2: Intention/emotion/preference awareness
  B3: Location/position/goal awareness
  B4: Power/energy/capability/resource awareness
  B5: Weakness/risk/danger awareness
  B6: Safety/security/privacy/trust awareness
  B7: Chance/opportunity awareness
  B8: Knowledge/tacit knowledge engineering
C: Awareness Related Applications:
  C1: Social network
  C2: Tele-communication/ubiquitous computing
  C3: Image/video/speech/signal processing
  C4: Overlay/P2P networking/M2M
  C5: Big data/web/text mining
  C6: E-business/e-government/e-learning
  C7: Health/child/elderly care
  C8: Smart grid/transportation/public services
  C9: Device/automatic control/robotics
  C10: Cloud computing/internet of things
  C11: Cognitive radio
D: The others: Any other topic about information technology is welcome.

Paper Submission

● Paper Types
All papers should be submitted in PDF format through the Paper Submission System.
Paper Submission System.
All submitted papers should be in IEEE two-column format and written in English.
Manuscript should be unpublished work and include enough detail about the goal, the problem to solve, proposed methods and main results.
● Regular Paper:
The length of the final camera-ready paper is 4-6 pages. A maximum of 2 extra pages is permitted with overlength payment, US$40 (NT$1,200) per page.
● One-page Presentation-only Paper:
This category is provided for authors who want to present a timely review of research, a case study and so on. One of the authors of an accepted “One-page Presentation-only Paper” is responsible for oral presentation in the conference. The accepted papers will be ONLY included in the conference proceeding, and they are NOT included in IEEE Xplore Digital Library and other indexes(EI/Scopus).
● Paper Templates:
Regular paper:
The MS Word Template (in A4 size and the IEEE two-column format) can be downloaded here Download.
One-page Presentation-only Paper:
The MS Word Template (in A4 size and the IEEE two-column format) can be downloaded here Download.

Important deadlines

•Paper Submission Deadline: July 17, 2023 July 24, 2023 AUG 14, 2023(final deadline extended)

•Notification of paper acceptance: September 4, 2023

•Camera-ready and Registration: September 11, 2023 September 18, 2023

•Deadline for early registration: September 18, 2023

•Deadline for registration: October 2, 2023

•Conference Dates: November 9~11, 2023

(If you will submit a paper to special session, please visit the "Special Session Submission".)
You can download the CFP PDF file here:Download