[hpc-announce] ICT4S 2023 – Call for Papers

[Johann Bourcier]

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(Our sincere apologies, if you have multiple copies of this CFP.)

ICT4S 2023 – Call for Papers

https://conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-202 
<https://conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-2022>3

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5–9 June 2022 | Rennes, France

Workshop proposals by Dec 2Research abstracts by Jan 27 (recommended), 
full papers by Feb 10

The international conference series ICT4S (The International Conference 
on Information and Communications Technology for Sustainability) brings 
together leading researchers in ICT for Sustainability with government 
and industry representatives, including decision-makers with an interest 
in using ICT for sustainability, researchers focusing on ICT effects on 
sustainability and developers of sustainable ICT systems or applications.

The 9th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S 
2023)is organized by the University of Rennes 1, on the Beaulieu campus 
in Rennes, Brittany, France. The general chairs Benoit Combemale and 
Gunter Mussbacher welcome you!

With the main objectives of building the research community, cross 
fertilizing with other communities (e.g., policy makers, practitioners, 
artists and the general public) and accelerating research results, ICT4S 
2023 will be predominantly in-person. The conference will foster 
interactions, exchanges both in the research program and with a 
comprehensive OFF! Program where other communities (e.g., practitioners, 
policy makers, artists…) will be engaged.

To provide a broader forum for reporting on scientific progress as well 
as practical experiences on ICT for sustainability, ICT4S 2023 invites 
submissions (Research Paper track) that range from well-founded 
technical papers, to exploratory, empirical and application papers. 
Papers recently published in related journals (Journal-first Paper 
track) are also welcome. Details of the research track are below:


    Research Paper Track


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To provide a broader forum for reporting on scientific progress as well 
as practical experiences on ICT for sustainability, ICT4S 2023 invites 
research paper submissions that range from well-founded technical 
papers, to exploratory, empirical and application papers. We welcome 
original papers reporting on research, development, case studies, and 
experience and empirical reports in the field of ICT4S. The following 
types of papers are possible:

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    Technical Papersdescribe original scientifically rigorous solutions
    to significant sustainability development problems. A technical
    paper should clearly describe the problem addressed, the relevant
    state of the art, the scientifically-founded solution, and the
    impact and benefits of the contribution. Appropriate examples,
    synthetic or otherwise, should be used to explain all aspects of the
    contribution.

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    Exploratory papersdescribe new, non-conventional ICT for
    sustainability development research positions or approaches. These
    papers should challenge the status-quo and describe vision solutions
    based on new ways of using ICT for the development of sustainable
    systems, tools, methods, and environments. They must clearly
    describe the inadequacies in the current state-of-the-art and
    rigorously present their approach, clearly demonstrating and
    discussing its pertinence, correctness, and significance.

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    Application papersprovide a realistic and verifiable picture of the
    current state-of-the-practice in ICT for sustainability and explore
    the problems encountered by the industrial, community, or other
    adoption of sustainability techniques. Contributions should describe
    and analyze the application of ICT for sustainability techniques to
    industrial problems, preferably identifying challenges,
    shortcomings, innovative solutions, and concepts arising from the
    practical deployment of tools and techniques.

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    Empirical Evaluation papersevaluate existing problem cases or
    scientifically validate proposed solutions through, for example,
    empirical studies, experiments, case studies, or simulations. The
    topic of the evaluation presented in the paper must be clearly
    stated and motivated. The research method must be sound and
    appropriate. The results must highlight the advances found, but also
    the current gaps and challenges.


      Evaluation Process and Selection Criteria
      <https://conf.researchr.org/track/ict4s-2023/ict4s-2023-Research-Papers#evaluation-process-and-selection-criteria>

ICT4S 2023 will follow a double-blind review process 
<https://conf.researchr.org/track/ict4s-2023/ict4s-2023-Research-Papers#Double-Blind-Review-Process>for 
the Research Papers track.

All submitted papers will be reviewed by three members of the program 
committee. Papers will be evaluated (in accordance with their type) 
based on their novelty, significance, soundness, reproducibility, 
evaluation, quality of presentation and appropriate comparison to 
related work, and general presentationof the overall contribution. Since 
the ICT4S conference is also a place where researchers and practitioners 
can exchange personal perspectives on values and impact, particular 
attention will be given to the explicit description and the significance 
of how the work has or would positively impactany aspect of 
sustainability of the environment, society, or economy.


      Topics of interest
      <https://conf.researchr.org/track/ict4s-2023/ict4s-2023-Research-Papers#topics-of-interest>

ICT4S 2023 seeks submissions to the Research Papers track on diverse 
topics related to ICT for sustainability, including, but not limited to:

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    Sustainable community building via ICT

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    Potential of ICT for economic growth and decentralization

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    Green E-Commerce, sustainable online-shopping

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    Digital Sufficiency / Digital Sobriety

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    ICT and circular economy / circular society

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    Sustainability-driven resilience by and of ICT

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    Social sustainability implications, contributions and limitations of ICT

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    Enabling and systemic effects of ICT on society and/or the environment

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    Smart cyber-physical systems (grids, city, home, farming)

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    Sustainability in data centers and high-performance computing

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    Green networking, monitoring and adaptation of software-intensive
    systems and services

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    ICT-induced behavioral and societal change

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    Design principles for sustainable ICT

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    Sustainable software engineering

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    Sustainability of technical infrastructures

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    Software for sustainable business governance

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    Reduced hardware obsolescence

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    Incentives and nudges for more sustainable ICT

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    Challenges for an environmentally sustainable ICT industry

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    Art and education in ICT for sustainability

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    Systematic interdisciplinary efforts in ICT for sustainability

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    Computational sustainability

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    Climate informatics

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    Blockchain and Sustainability

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    Cloud and sustainability

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    Smart and Sustainability

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    FinTech and Sustainability

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    IST sustainability and SDGs

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    Agile & Sustainability


      Submission Process
      <https://conf.researchr.org/track/ict4s-2023/ict4s-2023-Research-Papers#submission-process>

Papers should be submitted electronically via EasyChair 
<https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ict4s2023>.

Select the “[ICT4S’23] Research Track" and submit your abstract prior to 
the full paper by the deadline stated, to allow their allocation to 
reviewers. Papers should be submitted in IEEE conference proceedings 
format <https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html>. 
Each paper is limited to 10 pages including the main text, figures, 
tables, and appendices. Two more pages containing only references are 
permitted. Papers that are too long or violate the formatting 
instructions will be automatically rejected. All submissions must be 
original, unpublished, and not submitted simultaneously for publication 
elsewhere.

At least one author of each accepted Research Track paper is expected to 
register for the conference. Registered authors of accepted Research 
Track papers will be allocated a slot during the conference to present 
their work. Presented Research Track papers will be published in the 
conference proceedings.

ICT4S 2023 will have the proceedings published by Conference Publishing 
Services (CPS).Accepted submissions will be submitted to IEEE Xplore and 
the IEEE Computer Society Digital Library. Content will be submitted to 
the indexing companies for possible indexing. Indexing services are 
independent organizations, and CPS cannot guarantee that any particular 
abstract or index entry will be included in Ei Compendex or any other 
indexing service.

Looking forward to your submissions,


Thais Batista

Birgit Penzenstadler

Program Co-Chairs



Johann Bourcier, ICT4S Publicity chair

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