-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALLs FOR Papers, Tutorials, Posters and Demos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 15th ACM International Conference on Distributed and Event-based Systems (DEBS’21) Milan, Italy 28th June – 2nd July 2021 Website: https://2021.debs.org Twitter: @ACM_DEBS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACM.DEBS Link: https://2021.debs.org/call-for-industry-papers/ The 15th ACM International Conference on Distributed and Event-based Systems (DEBS’21) Milan, Italy 28th June – 2nd July 2021 Website: https://2021.debs.org Twitter: @ACM_DEBS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACM.DEBS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract Submission: 26th of February, 2021 Research Paper Submission: 5th of March, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGHLIGHTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top-rated papers from DEBS 2021 will be invited to submit an extended version of their paper to a special issue in Information Systems. Additional focus area: machine learning for complex event processing, distributed and event-based systems for the COVID-19 pandemic. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONFERENCE SCOPE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DEBS conference covers topics in distributed and event-based computing. The scope of the conference includes systems dealing with collecting, detecting, processing and responding to events through distributed middleware and applications. Examples of application domains covered by the conference include the Internet of Things, sensor networks, social networking, finance, transportation, healthcare and logistics, computer and network security. Technologies discussed include complex event recognition and forecasting, real-time analytics, reliability and resilience, distributed ledger and blockchains, energy management and green computing, data stream reasoning, big/fast data analysis, event processing for Artificial Intelligence and vice versa, security and encryption in stream processing, embedded systems, and cloud, peer-to-peer, ubiquitous and mobile computing. Topics relevant to enterprise-level computing include enterprise application integration, real-time enterprises, Web services and support for enterprises to respond in a timely fashion to changing situations. The covered topics include, but are not limited to: Models, architectures and paradigms: Complex event processing, event-driven architectures, trustworthy event-based systems, real-time analytics, intelligent event processing, event processing in big and fast data, data stream processing, security and encryption in stream processing, complex event forecasting, in-network processing, logic-based complex event recognition, online relational learning, distributed event pattern learning, event correlation and pattern languages. Systems and software: Distributed data processing, distributed programming, federated event-based systems, AI/ML for event processing, information-centric networking, software-defined networking, security, reliability and resilience, distributed ledger and blockchains, programmable hardware, energy management and green computing as well as cloud, fog, ubiquitous and mobile computing. Applications: Use cases, requirements and applications of distributed and event-based systems in various domains including Internet-of-Things, life sciences, moving object applications, smart cities, cyber-physical systems, sensor networks, social networking, multimedia analytics, finance, healthcare and logistics, computer and network security, smart contracts and blockchains. Also, relevant topics span enterprise-level computing, including enterprise application integration, real-time enterprises, event-based business process management, and support for enterprises to respond in a timely fashion to changing situations. Beyond the above topics, the DEBS 2021 research track will highlight the following focus areas: machine learning for complex event processing, distributed and event-based systems for the COVID-19 pandemic. The Conference Committee encourages submissions in these focus areas, and will highlight these in the conference in separate sessions. Submissions to the focus areas will be overseen by dedicated area chairs but reviewed according to the same standards and procedures as other DEBS Research paper submissions. Focus area: Machine Learning for Complex Event Processing. Manual complex event pattern authoring and refinement is tedious, error-prone and time-consuming. Consequently, machine learning techniques automating the process of complex event pattern construction, operating on top of streaming as well as archival data, are highly desirable. Example topics include, but are not limited to: • Single-pass learning over automata, trees, graphs, first-order logic formulas, and other symbolic objects; • Explainable event pattern learning; • Neuro-symbolic event pattern learning; • Statistical relational learning for complex event processing; • Distributed event pattern learning. Focus Area: Distributed and Event-Based Systems for the COVID-19 Pandemic. This focus area will highlight complex event processing techniques and solutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include, but are not limited to: • Complex event processing with mobility patterns and data for contact tracing; • Event-based systems for monitoring and forecasting epidemic spread; • New DEBS frameworks or tools that can be useful to epidemiologists; • Solutions for monitoring patient disease progression; • Open-source algorithms and large-scale datasets that accelerate DEBS research for fighting COVID-19. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESEARCH PAPER DATES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract submission for research track February 26th, 2021 Research paper submission March 5th, 2021 Research paper notification April 19th, 2021 Camera ready deadline May 14th, 2021 Conference June 28th – July 2nd, 2021 Submission Details: https://2021.debs.org/call-for-research-papers/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY PAPER DATES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry paper submission March 15th, 2021 Industry paper notification April 19th, 2021 Camera ready deadline May 14th, 2021 Conference June 28th – July 2nd, 2021 Submission Details: https://2021.debs.org/call-for-industry-papers/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TUTORIAL DATES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract submission for research track February 26th, 2021 Research paper submission March 5th, 2021 Research paper notification April 19th, 2021 Camera ready deadline May 14th, 2021 Conference June 28th – July 2nd, 2021 Submission Details: https://2021.debs.org/call-for-tutorials/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEBS GRAN CHALLENGES DATES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release of the challenge, initial data set, and a reference implementation December 15th, 2020 API Endpoint for development February 15th, 2021 Announcement of challenge parameters (batchsize, latency/throughput) February 15th, 2021 Evaluation platform (VMs) February 15th, 2021 Deadline for uploading the final solution to the evaluation platform April 5th, 2021 Deadline for short paper submission April 19th, 2021 Notification of acceptance May 3rd, 2021 Submission Details: https://2021.debs.org/call-for-grand-challenge-solutions/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTERS AND DEMOS DATES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All deadlines are AoE (Anywhere on Earth) timezone Poster and demo paper submissions April 26th, 2021 Author notification May 10th, 2021 Camera ready deadline May 14th, 2021 Conference June 28th – July 2nd, 2021 Submission Details: https://2021.debs.org/call-for-posters-and-demos/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM DATES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doctoral symposium paper submission April 26th, 2021 Notification of acceptance May 3rd, 2021 Camera ready deadline May 14th, 2021 Conference June 28th – July 2nd, 2021 Submission Details: https://2021.debs.org/call-for-doctoral-symposium/