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Society for Design and Process Science (SDPS) Announces SDPS 2013 October 27-31, 2013 Royal Palm Plaza Hotel Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil Conference Theme Smart and Healthy Cities Social and Cultural Transformation by Transdisciplinary and Transectorial Means Centered on Human Needs Engineering Conference Motivation History and recent facts reveal a disturbing trend towards a degradation of civilizations around the world due to a new class of global problem that may be termed unbounded, complex problem sets. These problems exhibit the characteristics of complex systems as defined by recent discoveries in complexity science, quantum theory, economic theory, information theory, software science and the social sciences. They form networks of entangled problem groups, each complex in its own way, yet not contained by any geographic boundaries, local environments, or advanced technologies. The solutions to such problems overflow any single discipline, industry, government, environment or culture. How societies choose to address these types of problems may well determine if they fail or succeed in the future. Science and engineering are now engaged in a high stakes game to find practical and feasible solutions to these ever changing problems and human health has emerged as one of the most critical issues on the table. The concept of Smart Healthy Cities has recently evolved as a centerpiece design for future of health systems around the world and SDPS2013 will bring fresh new approaches to address the massive complexity and “interconnectedness” of this issue. SDPS2013 combines science and engineering with practical experience and insights to seek new solutions to this most basic of modern human needs. Various entities of society are redefining themselves to play an effective role in developing new approaches to the Smart-Healthy-Cities' paradigm by adapting models of engineering, measurement, knowledge integration, and competence towards improving healthy and strong and prosperous societies within our environments. To accomplish this goal, we must align science, technology, engineering, management, the arts towards integrative approaches based on human needs—releasing an educational and transectoral transformation through robust and effective transdisciplinary means. Call for Research Papers The 18th Annual SDPS conference is a premier forum for knowledge integration which attracts scientists, researchers and professionals who promote excellence in transdisciplinary research and education through collaboration and cooperation between academia and industry and across boundaries of disciplines and research fields. The focus is on human needs engineering. SDPS 2013 also provides an excellent venue for researchers and practitioners in transdisciplinary research and education who focus on theoretical, methodological, and technological advances in the development of transformative systems through transdisciplinary means. The conference seeks original and high quality research papers and experience reports from highly motivated individuals with openness and enthusiasm towards using innovative approaches in solving academic, technical, business and social problems in our modern society. However, we also encourage works-in-progress in transdisciplinary research and development areas centered on various human needs. Our sessions and workshops are also open to a range of transdisciplinary disciplines applied across engineering, business, management, healthcare, education and governance. Special Benefits to SDPS 2013 Paper Submissions: Best paper award will be given during the conference gala banquet; Selected papers will be published in the SDPS journal; Selected group of related papers will be published in a special issue of the SDPS journal. SDPS Publishes a number of books each year and extended versions of conference papers may be considered for publication. Primary Topic Groups The following list of primary topic groups include foundations, technology, applications and experiences centered on human needs engineering. Original work in other areas is also considered: Foundations – Theories, models, algorithms for integrative process and design science Process and design science Health and life science Transdisciplinary research Service science Software and systems engineering Software Science Computational science Cyber physical systems Adaptive computational systems Technology – Methods for transformative design • Collective knowledge and intelligence • Semantic web and web services • Ontologies, reasoning, semantic and trustworthy computing • Computational linguistics • Fuzzy systems • Data mining and visual analytics • Information visualization • Virtualization technologies • Autonomous computing • Cloud computing • Sensor and sensory perception technologies • Video technologies and Image processing • Cyber and network security and management • Global design and supply chain management • Design automation • Application-centric design methods • Statistical methods Applications – Projects for transformative research • Smart and healthy cities and networks • Sociotechnical systems • Transformative community and cities • eHealth and bioinformatics • Intelligent medical systems • Pharmaceutical • Green and future energy systems • Transportation • Education in STEM • Humanities • Natural language processing • Brain and behavioral science • Cybercrime • Knowledge economy • Process industry technologies • Electronic control systems • Intelligent vehicle design and automation • Telecom and network centric systems • Aerospace, defense and space systems Invitation to SDPS 2013 SDPS 2013, the 18th International Conference on Transformative Research in Science, Engineering, and Business Innovation, invites all industries, governments, educational and research institutions, entrepreneurs, engineers, artists, managers, medical professionals, sociologists, educators, scientists and practitioners to participate in the development of social and cultural transformation towards the complex development of Smart and Healthy Cities which focus on human needs. World Health Forum on Practical Experiences The program committee calls for a series of international forums on health experiences that present, discuss and discover the new realities of the world of human health. The forums include theories, methodologies, techniques and tools for measuring engineering and managing smartness as a necessary element in realizing healthy cities and communities. These forums will focus on “learn by doing” experiences including reports of learning, earning, creating, organizing, applying, enjoying, and using the knowledge gained through integrative and synergistic means. Such forum will establish relationships between technologies and models and between scientific research and its applications and contributions. The direction of the forums will be guided by the thirteen core sets of determinant vectors needed for a better quality of life and sustainability: Healthy Eating Good Relationship of Friendship Physical Activity Practice Good Family Relationship and Entertainment Quality of Sleep Education Housing Organization Faith and Trust Security Environment Work Leisure Culture of Peace CONFERENCE SESSIONS Research Papers, Workshops, Tutorials, Keynote Speeches Developing healthy cities: design, processes and models Urban health promotion and live longer initiatives: the holistic view Environmental health and quality of life: challenges, socio-economic status and contemporary education Social determinants of healthy communities: factors, relationships, technology and education Software tools in healthy communities: Connecting people, technology, resources and information Intelligent Medical Systems & Bio-informatics Bioinformatics and data mining Pervasive Healthcare Gender in System Design Knowledge, Innovation, and Social Technology Fuzzy systems Semantic Computing Probabilistic design Virtual Environments Cyber-physical systems: Theory and Applications Software Quality, Safety, and Testing Axiomatic Design and Complexity Green Transportation and Energy Important Dates: May 30, 2013 June 30, 2013 July 30, 2013 July 1, 2013 November 3-8, 2013 Paper submission Author Notification Camera-ready submission Early registration begins SDPS2013- The 18th International Conference on Transformative Science, Engineering, and Business Innovation Tentative program and activities ■ Sunday (October 27) ■ Monday (October 28) ■ Tuesday (October 29) ■ Wednesday (October 30) ■ Thursday (October 31) ■ Friday (November 1) Evening Reception Forums, Paper sessions, Lunch, Events at night Forums, Paper sessions, Gala Dinner Forums, Workshops, Paper sessions, Events at night Forums, Workshops, Paper sessions, Next Generation Meeting Paper sessions, Tour events Sponsors SPONSORED BY: ■ City of Hortolãndia and UNASP, Brazil ■ Adventist University (UNASP), Brazil ■ SIEMENS, Brazil ■Texas A&M University-Commerce ■ Society for Design & Process Science (SDPS) CO-SPONSORED BY: ■ The University of Texas at Austin, Institute of Innovation, Creativity, and Capital (IC2) ■ University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) ■ Software Engineering Society (SES) Contact information: Dr. Sang C. Suh: [email protected] or Dr. Cristiane Gattaz: [email protected] Submission: Please check the SDPS website for further details (http://sdpsnet.org) Conference venue: Royal Palm Plaza Hotel, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. For this conference, we venture to a new and exciting part of the world: Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil; located just northwest of the city of São Paulo, Brazil in the state of São Paulo. The greater São Paulo area is one of the major scientific centers in all of Latin America. The conference venue will be the Royal Palm Plaza Resort, a five star resort beautiful urban resort which lies in the shade of pastel colonnades, beneath red-tiled roofs and swaying palm trees. This sophisticated "two hotel" resort comprises Royal Palm Plaza and The Palms. Marble and glass illuminate the interior while lush gardens surround the spectacular pool and waterfalls. The Campinas conference will celebrate the 18th year since the formation of SDPS. Mark your calendar and organize a session or workshop, contribute a paper and participate in the series international forums on Smart Healthy Cities. Please invite your peers to follow your example. Enjoy the natural beauty and captivating allure of Royal Palm Plaza Resort Campinas in what promises to be a lively exchange of ideas in the cross disciplinary environment unique to SDPS Conferences. Travel information: - Arrive at the Viracopos Airport at Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil - Get a cab to the Resort at the following address Avenida Royal Palm Plaza, Campinas, Brasil For further information visit http://www.royalpalm.com.br/