​Proposed Workshops and Tutorials:

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Prospective organizers are invited to propose workshops and tutorials for special consideration at IMDC-IST 2021. These will effectively be self-contained sub-conferences under the main IMDC-IST 2021 umbrella. Workshop organizers will be responsible for the organization (call-for-papers, paper submission, review and selection) of a self-contained workshop conference of either half-day or full-day duration on a key topic in Internet technologies or applications. A link from the main conference website can be provided to details of the workshop as provided by the organizer. Organizers of successful workshops (i.e. those approved by the program committee and accepting sufficient papers) will be exempt from the conference fee (although we cannot help with travel, accommodation expenses, etc.).

Prospective workshop organizers should contact the conference chair or program chair with details of:

Workshop title

A single sentence

A summary of the topic

Two or three paragraphs, including details of the expected scope of the call for papers and a link to the main workshop website. Details must include a call-for-papers and a list of committee members/reviewers. This is to be maintained externally from the main IMDC-IST 2021 site.

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Workshop duration: Half-day/Full day 

 

Cost:

Our standard fee is £150 per delegate for a full-day workshop (see registration page), which includes an e-copy of the IMDC-IST 2021 conference proceedings, lunch and refreshments, although this may vary depending on requirements.

A brief biography of the organizer

One to two paragraphs. Clearly, we expect workshop organizers to be eminent in their field.

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Current Workshops

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1. EERT 2021 – 6th International Workshop on Energy Efficient and Reconfigurable Transceivers (EERT): Towards a Green Internet of Things

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A summary of the Topic:

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In the future communications will be pervasive in nature allowing users to access at the “touch of button” to attain any service, at any time, on any device. This requires a future handset design that is multi-mode in nature, with multiple air-interfaces, continuously scanning for available networks to ensure seamless service delivery. Beyond-3G and 4G applications paradigms have spurred extensive research into reconfigurable transceivers, and software-defined radios; two terms that go hand-in-hand to create a truly portable, ergonomically feasible and energy-friendly mobile terminal. However, practical implementations of future handsets are still in their infancy and significant research challenges example the developments of 5G still lie ahead in terms of complete multi-standard integration in the baseband and RF front-end. This workshop targets some high quality research and practical case studies in the very active field of reconfigurable transceivers, and beyond that green networking to provide design recommendations for tomorrow’s ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) networks and handsets that will support a whole host of future services and e-applications with reduced energy cost. The scientific works presented here provide a step further toward overcoming the so called energy trap, which is seen by many as the next stumbling block in the migration towards and beyond the current systems. This workshop envisions contributions including different aspects on Energy Efficient Reconfigurable Transceivers and Green Networks. Prospective authors are invited to submit original and unpublished works on the following research topics, but not limited to:

• MEMS filtering

• Energy Efficient Power Amplifier Design

• Reconfigurable Antennas and Matching Networks

• Beam forming and beam steering antenna arrays.

• Software Defined Radio and Reconfigurable Platforms

• Energy Efficient baseband signal processing

• Energy Efficient networking topologies

• Cooperative and Cognitive Networks

• Network Coding Cross-layer and cross-System optimization strategies for wireless multimedia

• Short-Range Communications

• Energy Efficient Radio Resource and Mobility Management

• Device and system level modeling

• Active Antennas

• Integrated circuits and antennas

• Systems Architectures and Applications

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Workshop Duration: Full Day

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Organizing Committee for EERT 2021

 

Technical Program Committee Chairs

​Professor Raed A Abd-Alhameed

University of Bradford, UK

 

Professor  Jonathan Rodriguez

Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal

 

Professor Peter S Excell

Glyndwr University, Wrexham, UK

p.excell@glyndwr.ac.uk

 

Prof Khalil Sayidmarie

Ninevah University, Iraq

 

Dr. Bashir Gwandu

Commonwealth ITU Group, UK

 

Dr. Huthaifa Obeidat

Jerash University, Jordan

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Dr.Fathi M Abdussalam

University of Bradford

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Dr. Mathias Fonkam 

American University of Nigeria

 

 

Dr. Charles Nche  

American University of Nigeria

 

Dr. Issa Elfergani

Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal

 

Dr. Abubakar Sadiq Hussaini

American University of Nigeria/Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal/University of Bradford, UK 
ash.hussaini@aun.edu.ng/ash@av.it.pt/a.s.hussaini7@bradford.ac.uk

 

2. Importance of eLearning & Blended Learning in Institutes of Higher Education (eLBL-IHE 2021)

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A Summary of the Topic:

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 e-Learning has become an educational technique due to its influential force in higher education. The convergence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) provides powerful tools to introduce new educational technologies as well as the usage of online applications. Iraqi Institutes of Higher Education face a challenge in adapting to on-going changing market needs.

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An expedient way of fulfilling such requirements is to change to e-learning, the Internet, up-to-date IT infrastructure, an access to global web and educational technology. e-Learning has become an educational technique due to its influential force in higher education.

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The convergence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) provides powerful tools to introduce new educational technologies as well as the usage of online applications. Iraqi Institutes of Higher Education face a challenge in adapting to on-going changing market needs.

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An expedient way of fulfilling such requirements is to change to e-learning, the Internet, up-to-date IT infrastructure, and access to the global web and educational technology. This workshop highlights the importance of e-Learning and considers it as a survival strategy for Iraqi Institutes of Higher Education.

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Workshop Duration: Full Day

 

 

Organizing Committee for eLBL-IHE 2021

 

Technical Program Committee Chairs

​Dr Rami Hikmat Fouad Al-Hadeethi

Expert and member of Oxford Academic Union, Oxford, UK

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Dr Andrew Carruthers

University of Bradford, UK

 

Dr.Chakib Kara-Zaitri

University of Bradford, UK

 

Dr. Huthaifa Obeidat

Jerash University, Jordan

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Dr.Fathi M Abdussalam

University of Bradford

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Professor Neil J McEwan

University of Bradford, UK

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3. Plasma Technology for Surface Engineering and Medical applications

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Introduction:

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Plasma is the fourth state of matter because it is neither a gas nor a liquid. Its properties are similar to those of both gases and liquids. Plasma consists of a complex collection of ionized gas with positively and negatively charged particles, energetic neutrals, free electrons, photons, and free radicals species. Each of these components has the potential of interacting with surfaces upon which they come in contact. For this reason, Plasma can be employed to modify the surface properties of materials, or liquids without affecting the general characteristics of the base material.

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Workshop Objectives:

This workshop will provide an introduction to Plasmaphysics and Plasma generating processes. The workshop will discuss issues related to Plasma techniques including the difference between vacuum and atmospheric Plasma generation. It will also highlight Plasmapossibilities and limitations. Practical applications will help the participants to better understand the various fields of applications. This will stimulate informal discussions between participants and experts. The participants will also learn about the equipment used to generate Plasma.

This workshop would be of interest to people from academia and industry to follow the latest scientific and technological advances in emerging plasma technology.

 

Workshop Topics:

 

The workshop will cover the following topics:

• Plasma physics, generation, and diagnostics.

• Plasma applications in surface engineering.

• Plasma for advanced materials synthesis.

• Plasma treatment of polluted water.

• Plasma treatment of waste liquid.

• Plasma for biomedical applications.

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Workshop Duration: Full Day

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Technical Program Committee Chair:

Professor Nadir A G Ahmed

idvac@aol.com

www.idvac.co.uk

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