Call for Papers

Call for Papers
18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference – MELECON 2016
Intelligent & Efficient Technologies & Services for the Citizen
April 18 – 20, 2016, Limassol, Cyprus
Aim & Scope
www.melecon2016.org
Melecon 2016 is an IEEE Region 8 flagship conference with a long standing history of
excellence both in electrotechnology and in recent years in information and communication
technologies as well. Melecon 2016 covers complementary thematic areas that hold great
promise for the advancement of research and technological development in the solution
of complex engineering systems. In this context, Melecon 2016 foresees to attract high
quality papers and provide a platform for the cross fertilization of new ideas and
know-how under the special theme of the conference that is Intelligent & Efficient
Technologies & Services for the Citizen.
To achieve this, the conference encompasses the following thematic areas:
Electric Power Systems and Renewable Energy Sources
Chairs: A. Poullikkas, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
C. Sourkounis, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Information and Communication Technologies
Chairs: S. Louca, Univ
of Nicosia, Cyprus
D. Banciu, National Institute for Research & Development in Informatics, Romania
Internet of Things, Cloud-Based Systems and Big Data Analytics
Chairs: C. Mavromoustakis, University of Nicosia, Cyprus
G. Mastorakis, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Greece
C. Dobre, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Virtual Environments, 3D Simulations and Serious Games
Chairs: D. Michael, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
P. Chalaralambous, Inria Rennes-Bretagne Atlantique, France
Security and Networking
Chairs: V. Va siliou, Univ
of Cyprus, Cyprus
S. Sargento, Institute of Telecommunications, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Micro and Nano Electronic Systems
Chairs: J. Georgiou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
A. Fish, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Smart, Green and Integrated Transport
Chairs: C. Panayiotou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
N. Geroliminis, EPFL, Switzerland
Emerging Environmental Systems and Applications
Chairs: A. Paschalidou, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
A. Skouloudis, European Commission, JRC, Italy
Important Dates
Proposals for workshops or special sessions: August 10, 2015
Paper submission:
September 15, 2015
Paper notification:
November 30, 2015
Camera ready paper:
December 15, 2015
www.melecon2016.org
Honorary Steering Committee:
A. Spanias, Arizona State Univ., USA, Chair
A.G. Constantinides, Imperial College, UK
P. Ioannou, Univ. of Southern California, USA
C.N. Schizas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
C. Stasopoulos, IEEE Region 8 Director
A. Skodras, University of Patras, Greece
N. Timotheou, IEEE Cyprus Section, Cyprus
General Conference Co-Chairs:
C.S. Pattichis, Univ
E. Kyriakides, Univ
of Cyprus, Cyprus
of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Committee Chair:
G. Ellinas, Univ
of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Committee:
Available on the website
Finance Chair:
C. Economides, IEEE Cyprus Section
Publications Chair:
E. Kyriacou, Frederick University, Cyprus
of Cyprus, Cyprus
S. Petroudi, Univ
Workshops & Special Sessions Chair:
H. Karavas, IET Cyprus, Cyprus
Students Paper Competition Chairs:
N. Flourentzou, IEEE Cyprus Section, Cyprus
C. Loizou, Intercollege, Cyprus
Academia & Industry Activities Chair:
H. Pavlides, IEEE Cyprus Section
Local Arrangements Chairs:
M. Antoniou, IEEE Cyprus Section
M. Papaconstantinou, IEEE Cyprus Section
P. Symeou, IEEE Cyprus Section
Publicity & Sponsorhip Chairs:
K. Papanikolaou, IEEE Cyprus Section
C. Mavromoustakis, Univ. of Nicosia, Cyprus
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Call for Papers
18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference – MELECON 2016
Intelligent & Efficient Technologies & Services for the Citizen
April 18 – 20, 2016, Limassol, Cyprus
www.melecon2016.org
Paper Submission
The submissions should contain original, high quality work, not submitted or published elsewhere. Papers should be submitted
electronically (through Melecon 2016 web site) in pdf format and should conform to IEEE specifications (single-spaced, double
- column, 10-point font size, 4 - 6 pages).
Paper Presentation
Each accepted paper should be presented by one of the authors and accompanied by at least one full registration fee payment,
to guarantee publication in the proceedings. One full registration fee can cover up to 2 papers only. All accepted papers will be
included in the IEEE proceedings of Melecon 2016 that will be published by IEEE Xplore.
PhD Students Paper Competition
PhD students are encouraged to submit their papers to the Melecon 2016 student paper competition selecting a thematic area.
Venue
St. Raphael Resort
The St. Raphael Resort is a 5 star hotel located
on one of the most renowned and largest
beaches in Limassol, 10 minutes away from the
lively centre of Limassol, 35 minutes away from
Larnaca International Airport, and 55 minutes
away from Paphos International Airport.
Use a QR scanner to quickly visit
the MELECON website
Contact
For Academic Inquiries please contact:
Prof. Constantinos S. Pattichis - [email protected]
For Local Arrangements, Accommodation and Registration information:
Easy Conferences - [email protected]
www.melecon2016.org
facebook.com/melecon2016
twitter.com/melecon2016
@melecon2016
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