Scope

The priority areas to be considered are as follows:

Officials with expertise and experience in one or more of the following thematic priority areas are required:

Category A: Artificial intelligence, Embedded systems (E.S) design, Robotics, automations and intelligent systems, Formal methods, computational logic and theory of computation, Software Engineering, Architecture and Information Systems, Human - computer interaction (HCI), Cloud Computing (CC), Big Data and Predictive Applications (BD), High Performance and Parallel Computing, Information security, Adaptive Systems, Database Technologies

Category B: Mobile Application Frameworks and Platforms, Software Applications and Data Science, Big Data Analytics, Cognitive Computing Security, Software Engineering, Compiler Technologies, Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning

Eligibility Criteria

The official is expected to have in depth knowledge as well as a proven track record within the specified field of expertise. The official will have the ultimate responsibility of preserving the integrity of the review by omitting or reporting possible bias and conflict of interest ( For reviewers).

• Official must be affiliated to institutions of higher learning as well as public and private research institutions.
• PhD or a Post-Doctoral Degree. . Exceptions can be made for officials who hold Master’s degree with numerous years of academic/industry experience as well as a proven track record in the particular research field.
• Must have a minimum of 5 years work experience.

REVIEWERS

Reviewers should be comfortable reading a large volume of material within a defined period of time and must be capable of in- depth analysis of proposals.

Important Dates

August 27, 2018 : EOI submissions open

October 15, 2018 : EOI submissions deadline

October 17, 2018 : Preliminary Committee announcement

October 24, 2018 : Speaker responses deadline

October 31, 2018 : All Submissions deadline

November 5, 2018 : Preliminary agenda announcement

November 12, 2018 : Final committee announcement

November 15, 2018 : Final agenda notification