Topic outline

  • General

  • Water Week organized by the SIWI in Stockholm

    The theme of the 2016World Water Week in Stockholm is ‘Water for Sustainable Growth’.

    http://www.worldwaterweek.org/the-submission-for-seminar-abstracts-is-now-open



    • IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications

      The 30th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-2016) 

      Le Régent Congress Centre, Crans-Montana, Switzerland, March 23-25, 2016

      http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/conf/aina/2016/


      • International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics

        The International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR 216)

        Organized by IEEE Computer Society - Test Technology Technical Council, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania, Department of Automation, IPA-S.A. - R&D Institute for Automation, May 19-21, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

        http://www.aqtr.ro/index.html

        • Workshop on Autonomic Distributed Systems

          Workshop on Autonomic Distributed Systems (ADiS-2016)
          July 6th – July 8th, 2016, Fukuoka Institute of Technology (FIT), Japan.
          ADiS workshop is dedicated to dissemination and evaluation of current advance solutions for autonomic computing in Large Scale Distributed Systems (LSDS)
          Workshop Steering Committee: Elena Apostol, Mariana Mocanu, Valentin Cristea
          http://adis.hpc.pub.ro/


          • International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems

            The 10th CISIS International Conference in conjunction with IMIS 2016 International Conference (CISIS 2016)

            July 6th – July 8th, 2016, Fukuoka Institute of Technology (FIT), Japan.
            http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/conf/cisis/2016/



            • European Academy - Practical Seminar

              „Research Evaluation & Assessing Research Quality”, Berlin, Germany, 15-16 September 2016

               http://de.euroacad.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/dateien/seminars/Research_Evaluation_and_Assessing_Research_Quality_DM.pdf


              • ICT Proposers' Day 2016

                ICT Proposers' Day 2016 was held in Bratislava, Slovakia on 26 and 27 September. It was a networking event promoting European ICT Research & Innovation and focusing on the Horizon 2020 Work Programme for 2016-17.

                https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/ict-proposers-day-2016


                • The Conference on Sustainale Solutions for Energy and Environment

                    The Conference on ,,Sustainable Solutions for Energy and Environment,, (EENVIRO 2016),  26-28 October 2016, Bucharest, Romania

                    http://www.eenviro.ro/


                     


                    • The 21st International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science

                      We have a great pleasure to invite you to participate in the 21st International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science (CSCS21). The conference will be held in Bucharest, Romania, from May 29 to May 31, 2017.

                      http://cscs21.hpc.pub.ro/

                      • The Third International Workshop on Cyberinfrastructures for Natural Resources Management

                        We have a great pleasure to invite you to participate in the Third International Workshop on Cyberinfrastructures for Natural Resources Management (CyRM-2017).

                        This edition of the CyRM-2017 workshop is organized in the framework of the H2020 Data4Water International Project (H2020-TWINN-2015, Project no. 690900; http://data4water.pub.ro/).

                        The aim of the workshop is to share results and stimulate research in the field of integrated and inclusive cyberinfrastructures for management of natural resources. These will integrate technologies and algorithmic aspects from many domains: artificial intelligence, distributed and mobile computing, human-computer interfaces, sensor networks, collaborative and pervasive computing, robotics, context aware computing, and others.

                        http://cyrm.hpc.pub.ro/

                        • I.N.H.G.A.

                          Annual Scientific Conference of the National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management

                          "WATER, ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR LIFE, SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT "
                          14 - 15 November 2017

                          http://www.inhga.ro/conferinta-stiintifica

                          • Learning and Intelligent OptimizatioN Conference (LION 12)

                             

                            This meeting is aimed at exploring the intersections and uncharted territories between machine learning, artificial intelligence, mathematical programming and algorithms for hard optimization problems. The main purpose of the event is to bring together experts from these areas to discuss new ideas and methods, challenges and opportunities in various application areas, general trends and specific developments.

                             

                            The conference LION 12 will take place in Kalamata, Greece, June 10-15, 2018.

                             

                            http://www.caopt.com/LION12/index.php


                            • Algorithms and Applied Optimization for Environmental Data Science (AODS 2018)

                              The Workshop AODS 2018 will take place in Kalamata, Greece, June 10-15, 2018.

                              AODS will thus focus on the following research issues around the tools and ideas in the Environmental Data Scientist’s toolbox, including but not limited to:

                               

                              ·         Mechanisms for data clearing and make data tidy (to speed downstream data analysis tasks), by

                              optimizing the process of data gathering.

                              ·         Exploratory data analysis, to support the development of complex statistical models, or to eliminate or sharpen potential hypotheses about the world that can be addressed by the data.

                              ·         Concepts and tools behind reporting modern data analyses in a reproducible manner.

                              ·         Statistical inference tools, mechanisms and methods, including statistical modelling, data oriented strategies and use of designs and randomization in analyses, and others.

                              ·         Linear models, including model selection and uses of models.

                              ·         Prediction and machine learning, including building and applying prediction functions with an

                              emphasis on practical applications.

                              ·         Data products to automate complex analysis tasks or use technology to expand the utility of a data informed model, algorithm or inference.

                              ·         Practical approaches to deal with data protection and data access models.

                               

                              http://www.caopt.com/LION12/lions.php

                              http://www.caopt.com/LION12/LION12_AODS.pdf

                               


                              • 21st International Conference on Business Information Systems (BIS 2018)

                                Conference theme: Digital Transformation an imperative in today’s business markets

                                The 21st International Conference on Business Information Systems, will take place in Berlin, Fraunhofer FOKUS, on 18-20 July 2018.

                                http://bis.ue.poznan.pl/bis2018/


                                • Scientific Challenges & Business Opportunities in Water Management (SciBOWater 2018)

                                   Workshop intends to address the topics relevant for the BIS conference, but with a particular focus on water management, and will take place in Berlin, Fraunhofer FOKUS, on 18-20 July 2018.

                                  Topics of interest

                                  • Big and Smart Data and Artificial Intelligence
                                  • Business and Enterprise Modeling
                                  • Digital Transformation of Water Related Systems
                                  • Smart Infrastructures
                                  • Social Media and Web-based Business Information Systems
                                  • Applications, Evaluations, and Experiences


                                  http://bis.ue.poznan.pl/bis2018/workshops/scibowater/


                                  • 21th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE 2018)

                                    CSE 2018 will be held in Bucharest, Romania on 4 – 7 July, 2018.

                                    It is to bring together computer scientists, industrial engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange experimental and theoretical results, novel designs, work-in-progress, experience, case studies, and trend-setting ideas in the areas of advanced computing for problems in science and engineering applications and inter-disciplinary.

                                    http://cse2018.hpc.pub.ro/call-for-papers/
                                    • 16th IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC 2018)

                                       

                                      EUC 2018 will take place in Bucharest, Romania. The conference will be held from 4 to 7 July, 2018.

                                      The EUC conference will provide a forum for engineers and scientists in academia, industry, and government to address all challenges including technical, safety, social, and legal issues related to embedded and ubiquitous computing and to present and discuss their ideas, results, work-in-progress and experience on all aspects of embedded and ubiquitous computing.

                                      http://euc2018.hpc.pub.ro/call-for-papers/

                                      • Danube Eastern Europe Regional Water Forum Danube Regional Water Forum Eastern Europe 14 to 16 May 2018

                                        Danube Eastern Europe Regional Water Forum 2018

                                         The event is open to all specialists in water since water resource managers, operators of water supply and sewerage and not least the general public interested in improving the performance of technical and managerial sector.

                                        http://www.araexpoapa.ro/

                                        The program: http://www.araexpoapa.ro/images/EXPOAPA2018/program/ProgramForum2018en.pdf


                                        Location: Palace of Parliament, Bucharest

                                        Registration Form: http://www.araexpoapa.ro/index.php/component/rsform/form/3-danube-eastern-europe-regional-water-forum-2018

                                        • Learning and Intelligent OptimizatioN Conference (LION 12) & Algorithms and Applied Optimization for Environmental Data Science (AODS 2018)

                                          We have a great pleasure to invite you to participate with AODS 2018, Special Session on Algorithms and Applied Optimization for Environmental Data Science, held in conjunction with Learning and Intelligent OptimizatioN Conference (LION 12), Kalamata, Greece, June 10-15, 2018.

                                          http://cipsm.hpc.pub.ro/aods/

                                          http://www.caopt.com/LION12/index.php
                                          • 4th International Conference Water Across Time in Engineering Research (WATER 2018)

                                            4th International Conference Water Across Time in Engineering Research - WATER 2018 to be held at the Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta Romania, June 21-23 2018

                                            http://revista-constructii.univ-ovidius.ro/conferinte/index.php/water-2018

                                            WATER 2018 conference will bring together academics, researchers, and practitioners from many countries and from a wide range of fields related to water resources (scientific, technical and management). It will also encourage the discussion of the most advanced methods of monitoring, hazard prediction and risk assessment.

                                            Events associated to WATER 2018:

                                            Hydrofractals '18 to be held at the Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta Romania, June 21-23 2018

                                            http://revista-constructii.univ-ovidius.ro/conferinte/index.php/hydrofractals-18


                                            1st International Student Conference Water for Sustainable Development - WSD 2018 to be held at the Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta Romania, June 21-23 2018

                                            http://revista-constructii.univ-ovidius.ro/conferinte/index.php/wsd-2018

                                            • World Water Week 2018 (SIWI)

                                              Location: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Sweden

                                              Date:  August 26 - September 2, 2018

                                               

                                              World Water Week is one of the highlights of the year

                                              (http://www.siwi.org/publications/world-water-week-programme-2018/ ).

                                               

                                              Prof. Mariana Mocanu attended the event that included plenary presentations, sessions, networking sessions and field visits. Prof. Mocanu participated at events that focused mainly on use of ICT in water systems, however all events tackled both combined technical and socio-economic aspects. She attended:

                                              Getting contact with specialists, discussing about similar points of interest, exchanging experiences was a central preoccupation during the entire week.

                                              http://www.worldwaterweek.org/tag/2018/


                                              • INSPIRE Conference 2018, in Antwerp18-21 September

                                                From 18 to 21 September 2018, the European Commission, The Netherlands and Belgium are welcoming you to the 2018 edition of the INSPIRE conference in Antwerp, Belgium.

                                                https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/conference2018
                                                • ICT 2018: Imagine Digital – Connect Europe

                                                  ICT 2018 took place in Vienna on 4-6 December 2018. This research and innovation event focused on the European Union’s priorities in the digital transformation of society and industry. It presented an opportunity for the people involved in this transformation to share their experience and vision of Europe in the digital age.

                                                  https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/events/ict-2018-imagine-digital-connect-europe

                                                  Three project team members (prof. Mariana Mocanu,PhD, lecture Silvia Anton, PhD and eng. Silvia Bădulescu) and two doctoral students that are involved in researches related to smart data and services for water management (Alexandru Predescu and Ciprian Nuţescu), all from UPB, participated at the event.

                                                  The conference programme of the 2018 edition featured 6 plenary sessions on topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Next Generation Internet, Digital Skills and High-Performance Computing. Speakers from policy circles, academia, civil society and industry highlighted their perspectives and priorities, and discussed how each can contribute to the successful digital transformation of Europe.

                                                  Conference – plenary and parallel sessions

                                                  • Artificial Intelligence – the European way
                                                  • Realising the potential of data for the economy and open science
                                                  • Digital Innovation Hubs now and in the future
                                                  • IMAGINE18 – Responsible AI of the Future
                                                  • IMAGINE18 – 3 in 1 – Smart Living, Trustworthy IoT and Datamarket
                                                  • Realising the potential of data for the economy and open science
                                                  • Blockchain: Will Europe lead the future of trusted distributed ledger technology?

                                                  Networking sessions

                                                  • Driving Digital Transformation – The need for Governing Data Value
                                                  • Artificial Intelligence in Horizon 2020 & Horizon Europe
                                                  • Impact of the Data-driven AI in business sectors
                                                  • Data Science Skills for Society: From Big Data to AI, robotics and beyond
                                                  • Smart water services: The Digital Water Action Plan
                                                  • Data-Smart cities: Moving from analog to analytics-driven decision-making
                                                  • EU funded projects towards a Smart Water Task Force

                                                  Work programme sessions

                                                  • ICT-24-2018-2019 – Next Generation Internet – An Open Internet Initiative
                                                  • DT-GOVERNANCE-12-2019-2020 – Pilot on using the European cloud infrastructure for public administrations
                                                  • DT-ICT-01-2019 – Smart Anything Everywhere

                                                  Exhibition

                                                  The most important sessions to which we participated was:

                                                  Smart water services: The Digital Water Action Plan

                                                  https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/events/cf/ict2018/item-display.cfm?id=21641

                                                  EU funded projects towards a Smart Water Task Force

                                                  https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/events/cf/ict2018/item-display.cfm?id=21997

                                                  ICT 2018 Exhibition

                                                  https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/ict-2018-exhibition