Content Gazette - January 2021 - 27

IEEE

The 1st IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Systems

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

Montréal, Canada | August 11-13, 2021

CALL FOR PAPERS
ORGANIZATION
COMMITTEE
General Co-Chairs

Amir Asif
Concordia University, Canada
Arash Mohammadi
Concordia University, Canada

Technical Program Chair
Yingxu Wang
University of Calgary, Canada

Technical Program Vice-Chairs
Lucio Marcenaro
University of Genova, Italy
S. Farokh Atashzar
New York University, USA

Special Sessions Co-Chairs

Mark Coates
McGill University, Canada
Malika Meghjani
Singapore University of Technology and
Design, Singapore

Local Arrangements
Co-Chairs

Warren Gross
McGill University, Canada
Farnoosh Naderkhani
Concordia University, Canada

Finance Chair

Fabrice Labeau
McGill University, Canada

TOPIC AREAS

The 1st IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Systems (ICAS 2021) will take place
in Montréal, Québec, Canada on August 11-13, 2021. The IEEE ICAS 2021 will be a premier
international forum for presenting the technological advances and research results in the
fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied Autonomous Systems (AS). Original papers
are invited from multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives on
subject topics in Autonomous Systems including, but not limited to, the following:
THEORETICAL
FOUNDATIONS OF AS
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EMERGING FIELDS OF AS

Intelligent Foundations of AS
System Foundations of AS
Mathematical Foundations of AS
Computational Foundations of AS
Brain Science Foundations of AS
Cognitive Foundation of AS
Bottlenecks of Adaptive Systems
Indeterministic & Uncertainty
Behaviors of AS
Interaction Between Humans and AS
Autonomous Computing Platforms
Neurological Foundations of AS
Signal Processing Theories of AS

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Autonomous Computers
Autonomous Algorithms
Brain-inspired AS
Machine Learning
Autonomous IoTs
Self-driving Vehicles and Vessels
Autonomous Robots
Real-time AS
Autonomous Unmanned Systems
Trustworthiness of AS
Mission Critical Systems
Autonomous Perception/
Computer Vision

AS ENGINEERING
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Applied Paradigms of AS
Autonomous Programming
Cognitive Inference Engines
Autonomous Robots
Distributed AS
Embedded AS
Communications among AS
Communications Between AS
and Humans
Autonomous Operating Systems
Autonomous Sensors
Autonomous Swarms
Social AS

Publicity Co-Chairs

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Publications Co-Chairs

The following special tracks will also accept papers from the main submissions:

Lina Karam
Arizona State University, USA
Marcelo Bruno
University of Calgary, Canada
Svetlana Yanushkevich
University of Calgary, Canada
Neda Nategh
University of Utah, USA

Workshop Chair

Marina L. Gavrilova
University of Calgary, Canada

Industry Liaison Co-Chairs
Mohammad Faghani
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Canada
Morgan Kernohan
Canadian Pacific, Canada

Award Chair

Saif Zahir
University of British Columbia, Canada

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Autonomous Medical Robotic Systems, Co-Chairs: Darto Farina (UK) and Mahdi Tavakoli (Canada)
Security and Resilience of Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems, Co-Chairs: Deepa Kundur (Canada)
and Mohammad Al Janaideh (Canada)
Autonomous Control Systems, Co-Chairs: Amir Aghdam and Walter Lucia (Canada)
Autonomous Transportation Systems, Co-Chairs: Chun Wang (UK) and Anjali Awasthl (Canada)
Signal Processing for Self Aware and Social Autonomous Systems, Co-Chairs: Usman Khan (USA)
and Hoi-To Wai (Hong Kong)

IMPORTANT DATES
February 1, 2021
Full Paper
Submission Deadline

May 1, 2021

Notification of
Paper Acceptance

2021.ieee-icas.org

June 1, 2021

Camera-Ready
Papers Submission

August 11-13, 2021
Conference Dates
http://2021.ieee-icas.org
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