IEEE Technology and Society Magazine - June 2016 - 4

2016 IEEE International Symposium on
Technology and Society (ISTAS 2016)

Disruptive Technologies, Ethics
and Global Development
21-22 October 2016, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Call for Papers, Panels and Proposals
The annual flagship event of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) provides a
multi-disciplinary platform for practitioners and researchers, engineers and polymaths, policy makers, NGOs,
technologists and social scientists, to collaborate, exchange experiences & good practices, and to discuss social,
cultural, economic and ethical implications of emerging technologies.
As this year's event is hosted by IEEE Kerala Section in Region 10, IEEE ISTAS 2016 will build on the
momentum created during last year's Symposium by focusing on the potential impact and implications of
disruptive technologies (including IoT, Cloud Computing and Green Technology) on Global Development. It
will also showcase IEEE's activities addressing Global Development challenges, including IEEE SIGHT.
Thematic areas of particular relevance for papers, practitioner presentations and community engagement
workshops include Agriculture and Food Security, Education, Energy, Environment and Healthcare. All papers
presented at the conference will be submitted for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings published by the
IEEE & IEEE IET Inspec.
We invite you to submit full papers for oral presentation and/or Proposals for Tutorials and Community
Engagement Workshops (CEWs) through the ISTAS 2016 Portal (http://istas2016.org) that address economic,
ethical, policy, socio-cultural and sustainability issues associated with:
1. Sustainable Technologies for the Developing World
● Challenges in adopting environmentally sustainable technologies
●
Frugal Engineering and other sustainable solutions
● Society, Smart Cities and Smart Villages.
● The Internet as an Enabler for Social, Cultural and Economic
Development
● Working towards UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
3. Ethics and Professional Responsibility
● Ethics in Education and Research
● Citizen Identification mechanisms & Human Rights
●
Drones, Cyber-warfare, Cyber terrorism and weaponization
● Ethics in Services Sector and Industry
●
Ethics in the context of pervasive technologies such as IoT and
Genomic/Genetic Technologies
● Engineers, Students and Professional Responsibility in Times of
Pervasive Technology

2. Data, Code, Ownership, Security, Privacy and Human Rights
Data and Human Rights, Surveillance, Anonymity, Privacy, Security
and Confidentiality
● Internet and Child safety
● Free and Open Source Software, Open Data, Content Licenses,
TOR & Anonymity
● IoT, IoE, Collaboratively Generated Content, and the Cloud
●

4. Advancing Humanity through Technology (IEEE SIGHT Track)
Appropriate technologies for the developing world.
● Environment-friendly Energy Solutions
●
Drinking water and Water Purification Systems
● Digital inclusion for the differently-abled
●
Technology to augment core sectors
● Disasters and Disaster Risk Reduction
● Mitigating impact of Climate change
●
Enhancement of Quality of Life for Developing Countries
●

Important Dates
Submissions Open: 1 March 2016
Draft full paper/Tutorial/CEW Proposal extended submission : 1 June 2016
Notification of Acceptance : 15 August 2016
Camera ready paper and Author registration : 15 September 2016
Conference Date : 21-22 October 2016
Please visit http://istas2016.org
or contact: secretariat@istas2016.org

Supporting Organizations:
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MTS.2016.2559819
http://www.istas2016.org http://www.istas2016.org
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