About VIT
VIT was established with the aim of providing quality higher education on par with international standards. It persistently seeks and adopts innovative methods to improve the quality of higher education on a consistent basis. The campus has a cosmopolitan atmosphere with students from all corners of the globe. Experienced and learned teachers are strongly encouraged to nurture the students. The global standards set at VIT in the field of teaching and research spur us on in our relentless pursuit of excellence. In fact, it has become a way of life for us. The highly motivated youngsters on the campus are a constant source of pride. Our Memoranda of Understanding with various international universities are our major strength. They provide for an exchange of students and faculty and encourage joint research projects for the mutual benefit of these universities. Many of our students, who pursue their research projects in foreign universities, bring high quality to their work and esteem to India and have done us proud. With steady steps, we continue our march forward.
About Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University is one of the largest research-led science and technology educators in the UK, offering high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across specialist departments. We have outstanding, world-class research in Musculoskeletal science, Microbiology, Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering, Vascular Science, Computational Intelligence and Big Data, Conservation Biology and Complex Systems. Our research is fundamentally interdisciplinary and innovative.
About School of Computer Science and Engineering (SCOPE)
History of computing discipline at VIT Chennai dates back to 2010, when the School of Computer Science & Engineering was established to meet the demand for well-qualified computer professionals. The mission of the school is to create and maintain an environment for Excellence in Instruction, Learning and Applied Research in the area of Computing Science and Engineering and allied disciplines so as to equip our students with necessary knowledge and skills for higher education/employment and to meet the societal demands. With an aim to carve a niche for itself in Computer Science and allied domains, the School strives to:
- Produce graduates thoroughly acquainted with the principles of modern Computing Science who are able to apply the principles in the design and construction of reliable systems.
- To equip students with the fundamental understanding and practical skills needed by the potential organizers of a demanding profession.
- Provide cost-effective Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-based solutions and value-added services to a variety of organizations and to meet the expectations of stakeholders.
- Foster a learning and creative community that strives to continuously advance the frontiers of knowledge and promote the deployment and usage of ICT-based applications for betterment of society.
- The School offers research programmes such as M.Tech (By Research) and Ph.D(Internal and External ). Practical skills must also be developed and the majority of the subjects are linked with the project based learning which bridges theory and practices including wide variety of hardware and software technology and their applications.
- The School has one of the best infrastructure including domain-specific labs associated with the above technical divisions- many of these labs are sponsored by industry leaders e.g. IBM, Cisco, Sun Microsystems and Red Hat. The School has a good record of organizing guest lecture, seminars, workshops and conferences in emerging technological areas.Various Industrial visits organized by the School gives the vision of Industry atmosphere to the student.
- Theoretical Computer Science
- Data Analytics
- Imaging and Computer Vision
- Network and Security
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software Engineering
- Cyber Physical Systems
About CPSRC
The main aim of Cyber Physical Systems Research center at VIT Chennai is to promote and conduct collaborative research activities on cyber physical systems focusing on developing and interfacing intelligent devices with enhanced cyber security. The advances in CPS hold the potential to reshape our world with more responsive, precise, reliable and efficient systems, enabling a revolution of "smart" devices and systems from smart cars to smart grids, collectively giving rise to smart cities and connected health - that can address some of the most pressing national priorities. VIT CPSRC will be a leader in supporting advances in the fundamental knowledge and tools to make cyber-physical systems a reality. The objective of research center is to design and integrate interdisciplinary technologies seamlessly with physical components.
Objective of IVCI4.0-2020
Learning and knowledge sharing have no barriers. Aligning to this thought, this international virtual conference on cyber physical systems provides an ambient platform to integrate like minded researchers, industry experts, academicians to share their valuable opinions in a common forum. The theme of this conference is next generation engineering systems.
Highlights
- Eminent speakers across the globe will share their views on Industry 4.0
- Completely online mode to present the research work considering the COVID-19 pandemic situation
- Technical panel comprises of leading academicians and experts
- UK-India panel discussion on Industry 4.0
About IVCI4.0-2020
Welcome to The Official Website of the International Virtual Conference on Industry 4.0. It will be held online during 06-07 July 2020. IVCI4.0-2020 is being organized by is organized by the School of Computer Science and Engineering and Cyber Physical Systems Research Centre, VIT Chennai in association with Manchester Metropolitan University, UK for the first time. The aim of the conference is to provide the platform for Students, Researchers, Engineers and Scientific aspirants to share their knowledge and ideas in the recent trends in the field of Industry 4.0 and Cyber Physical Security (CPS). IVCI4.0-2020 will provide an excellent forum for sharing knowledge and results in Engineering, Technology and Management. The conference focuses to provide a platform to the researchers and practitioners from both academia as well as industry to meet the share cutting-edge development in the field. The primary goal of the conference is to promote research and developmental activities in Engineering, Technology and Management oriented towards Industry 4.0 and CPS. Prospective authors are invited to submit full (and original research) papers (which is NOT submitted/ published/ under consideration anywhere in other conferences/ journal) in Springer format(.doc / Latex) using the Easychair process, IVCI4.0-2020 Easy Chair submission Link.
When
Monday to Tuesday
July 06 - 07, 2020
Our Patrons
Chief Patron
Dr. G. Viswanathan
Chancellor, VIT
Patrons
Mr. Sankar Viswanathan
Vice-President, VIT
Dr. Sekar Viswanathan
Vice-President, VIT
Mr. G V Selvam
Vice-President, VIT
Dr. Sandhya Pentareddy
Executive Director, VIT
Ms. Kadhambari S. Viswanathan
Assistant Vice-President, VIT
Dr. Anand A. Samuel
Vice Chancellor, VIT
Dr. V. S. Kanchana Bhaaskaran
Pro Vice Chancellor, VIT Chennai
Dr. K.Sathiyanarayanan
Registrar, VIT
Dr. P.K.Manoharan
Additional Registrar, VIT Chennai
Prof. Andy Gibson
Pro Vice Chancellor, Manchester Met
Key Speakers
- Mr. Farookh Hussain, University of Technology, Sydney
- Dr. Madhevan Balasundaram, IOT and Robotics Consultant Director, SAI IT Consultant, UK
- Dr. Rajeev R.Raje, Professor and Associate Dean for Planning, Finance and Faculty Affairs, Department of Computer & Information Science, IUPUI, Indianapolis
- Dr. Sakkaravarthi Ramanathan, Cegep Gaspesie, Canada
- Dr. Umashankar Subramaniam, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Khalil Drira, CNRS Research Director at LAAS-CNRS, Univ. Toulouse, France
- Prof. Muhammad Ali Imran, Professor of Communication Systems, University of Glasgow
- Prof. Andrea M. Tonello, Professor, Communication and Embedded Systems, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt
- Dr. Zhipeng Wang, CEO,TIPoT Technologies Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Prof.Janusz Szpytko, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
International Speakers
- Dr. Carl Diver, Industry 4.0 Lead & Reader in Industrial Digitalisation
- Dr. Rupak Kharel, Cyber Foundry Lead & Reader in Cyber Security
- Dr. Eric Lou, Reader in Cyber Security
- Prof. Bamidele Adebisi, Professor of Intelligent Infrastructure Systems
- Dr. Soufiene Djahel, Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Dr. Keeley Crockett, Reader in Computational Intelligence
- Dr. Mohammad Hammoudeh, Reader in Future Networks and Security
- Prof. Liangxiu Han, Professor of Computer Science, Co-Director of CIACS and Deputy Director of Manchester Met Bigdata centre
- Dr. Alhussein Albarbar, IIOT & Smart Sensors
- Prof. David Bamford, Professor of Operations Management
- Dr. Iain Reid, Reader in Operations Management
- Prof. Yonghong Peng, Professor of Artificial Intelligence & Director of Centre for Advanced Computational Science
Speakers from Manchester Metropolitan University
- Dr. Sabu M. Thampi, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management – Kerala (IIITM-K)
- Dr. B.K.Murthy, Scientist & Group Coordinator, MeitY
- Dr. Iniya Nehru, Senior Technical Director, National Informatics center(NIC), Amaravati, AP
- Dr. Ravikumar CP, Technical Director, Texas Instruments, Bengaluru
- Mr. Aashish Chandra, Global Head of Technology, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), New Delhi
- Mr. Muraleedharan Manningal, VP and Head of Technology and Innovation Center, SE2 Digital Service LLP, Pune, India
National Speakers
Committee
General Chairs
Dr.Jagadeesh Kannan R
Dean and Professor
Dr.Geetha S
Associate Dean and Professor
Dr.Sravanthi Sashikumar
Deputy Head of Engineering, Manchester Met
Dr.Carl Diver
Academic Lead Industry 4.0, Manchester Met
Co-Chairs
Dr. Asha S
Dr.S.Ganapathy
Dr.A.Balasundaram
Dr. R.Preeth
Scientific & Technical Committee
- Dr. Nayeemulla Khan, Professor and Dean Academics
- Dr. Jeganathan L, Professor, SCOPE
- Dr. Pattabiraman V, Professor, SCOPE
- Dr. Nithyanandam P, Professor, SCOPE
- Dr. Viswanathan V, Professor, SCOPE
- Dr. Parvathi R, Professor, SCOPE
- Dr. Bharadwaja Kumar, Professor, SCOPE
- Dr. R.Menaka, Professor, SENSE
- Dr. Neela Narayanan V, Associate Professor, SCOPE
- Dr. Rekha D, Associate Professor, SCOPE
- Dr. R.Kumar, Associate Professor, SCOPE
- Dr. G.Malathi, Associate Professor, SCOPE
- Dr. Syed Ibrahim S P, Professor, SCOPE
- Dr. Ganesan R, Professor, SCOPE
- Dr. Nagaraj S V, Professor, SCOPE
- Dr. R.Karthik, Associate Professor, SENSE
Scientific & Technical Committee - VIT
- Dr. Sravanthi Sashikumar, Deputy Head Department of Engineering
- Dr. Carl Diver, Industry 4.0 Lead & Reader in Industrial Digitalisation
- Dr. Rupak Kharel, Cyber Foundry Lead & Reader in Cyber Security
- Dr. Eric Lou, Reader in Project Management
- Prof. Bamidele Adebisi, Professor of Intelligent Infrastructure Systems
- Dr. Jennie Shorley, Head of Engagement
- Dr. Soufiene Djahel, Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Dr. Ali Kashif Bashir, IOT, Future Internet Networks, Smart Infrastructures
- Dr. Saikat Kundu, Supply Chain Management
- Dr. Aris Christos Alexoulis Chrysovergis, Robotics & Automation
- Dr. Keeley Crockett, Reader in Computational Intelligence
- Dr. Mohammad Hammoudeh, Reader in Future Networks and Security
- Dr. Prasad Ponnapalli, Artificial Intelligent Control Systems
- Dr. Khaled Rabie, Wireless Communications & IOT
- Dr. Julfikar Haider, Advanced Manufacturing & Communication Systems
- Dr. Sunday Ekpo, Smart Sensors, Connectivity & IIOT
- Prof. Yonghong Peng, Professor of Artificial Intelligence & Director of Centre for Advanced Computational Science
- Dr. Noushin Karimian, Smart Sensors, Wireless Communications
- Dr. Muhammad Ijaz, Optical Wirless Communications
- Dr. Weizhuo Wang, Digital Twin, Simulation
- Dr. Nick Whittaker, IOT, Industry 4.0
- Prof. Liangxiu Han, Professor of Computer Science, Co-Director of CIACS and Deputy Director of Manchester Met Bigdata centre
- Dr. Alhussein Albarbar, IIOT & Smart Sensors
- Prof. David Bamford, Professor of Operations Management
- Dr Muhammad Latif, Factory of the Future, AI Enabled Industry 4.0
- Dr. Iain Reid, Reader in Operations Management
Manchester Metropolitan University
Call For Papers
- Prospective authors are invited to submit paper(s) not exceeding 10 pages written in A4 size (Springer format). The authors are requested to submit full papers according to Springer Proceeding format guidelines available at Springer .
- It is planned to publish the peer reviewed and selected papers of conference as proceedings with Springer in their prestigious “Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering” series https://www.springer.com/series/7818. For detailed instructions for author and editors of conference proceedings, kindly visit the following link:https://www.springer.com/us/authors-editors/conference-proceedings
- Authors are required to adhere to the Springer Policy and Procedures on Plagiarism.
Technical Scope
Papers(Short paper/ Review paper/ Full paper/ Concept paper) related to all aspects of innovative technologies for cyber physical systems including theoretical work as well as case studies offering insights in problem solving with empirical or simulation based evidence are welcome. Conference topics have been sudivided into three themes as mentioned below (but are not limited to) the following:
- Smart Factory Ecosystem
- Smart Wireless Connectivity (5G/B5G and Satellite Communications)
- Industrial Internet of Things (IIoTs)
- Adaptive I4.0 Architecture
- Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and automation
- Additive Manufacturing
- Manufacturing
- BioManufacturing
- Cybersecurity
- Cloud Computing
Theme A: Industry 4.0
- Multi Agent and Expert Systems
- Cyber Networking Protocols
- Edge Computing
- Big Data and Cloud Computing
- Augmented and Virtual Reality
- Blockchain Technology
- Cognitive and Knowledge Systems
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Smart Systems/Sensors/infrastructures
- Digital Twin
Theme B: Cyber Physical Systems
- Healthcare & Sustainable Systems
- Data Science
- Human-machine Interactions
- Smart Solutions for Covid-19
- Manufacturing for Real-time Supply Chain
- Manufacturing Ecosystem Infrastructure
- Business 4.0
- Management and information interoperability
- Smart Cities
- Smart Energy Systems
Theme C: Allied Topics, Use Cases and Applications
Important Dates and Registration
Important Dates
| Event Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Last Date for Abstract Submission (Extended) | |
| Abstract Acceptance Notification (Extended) | |
| Last date for Full Paper Submission | |
| Last date for Registration Fee Payment by the accepted authors | |
| Final Paper (Camera Ready) Submission | June 30, 2020 |
| Last date for uploading Presentation(PPT) | July 02, 2020 |
| Conference Dates | July 06-07, 2020 |
Registration Fees
| Author(s) / Registration | Indian Authors (in INR) - Regular (10 Pages maximum) | Foreign Authors (in UK Pounds) - Regular (10 Pages maximum) |
|---|---|---|
| Academicians (Faculties) / Industry Professionals / Ph.D. Students | ₹ 7000 (Inclusive of GST-18%) | £ 75 |
Bank Details
All the funds should be transferred through RTGS/NEFTRegistration Guidelines
Registration Form
Authors Registration Fee Includes:
Listeners Registration Fee Includes:
Submission
- Submitting papers should be formatted with the following paper templates (Springer Computer Science Proceedings format): - formatting templates for MS-Word and LaTeX, as well as the link to Overleaf, are available on the Springer Webpage Link.
- All manuscripts should be submitted online at IVCI4.0-2020 Easy Chair submission Link.
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