SCOPE
Automation systems
constitutes a key issue in every emerging country. Therefore, it is considered an important
research issue for Latin-American academic and industrial communities.
Given the high costs and responsibility of the related processes,
dependability aspects play a fundamental role in every automation system.
This aspect is more evident in new generation systems, where more and more networks of
autonomous components perform critical control functions in automation systems.
In this workshop we wish to
bring together researchers and practitioners to share research results, practical
experiences and advances in (or impediments to) the application of dependability
aspects in automation systems design. We encourage participation by professionals
with diverse backgrounds who can contribute to advancing the technology and reflecting
the latest trends in order to foster discussing its implications.
We encourage the
submission of papers describing research contributions or experience reports addressing
dependability aspects in topics that include (but are not limited to): Design and validation,
real-time communication, distribution, certification and approval,
real-time control/coordination, security, and case studies or industrial experiences with
building applications such as automotive, medical, aerospace, process control,
and telecommunication. Topics of particular interest include:
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QoS assurance in networks of autonomous systems
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Dependability in wireless communication
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Protocols and middleware for dependable automation systems
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Reliable and adaptive infrastructures for ambient intelligence
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Security of safety-critical nodes with connectivity to open networks
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Reliability in real-time automation systems
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Validation strategies for dependable automation systems
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COTS for dependable automation systems
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Dependable real-time control/coordination systems
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OS support for dependable automation systems
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Testing and evaluation of temporal and dependability properties
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Fault Analysis and Diagnosis for dependable automation systems
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Case studies or industrial experiences with building dependable applications
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PAPER SUBMISSION DETAILS
Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts, position papers, or research contributions
written in English, with up to 6 pages in length. Additionally authors can submit a 2 pages
abstract and present their papers in the WDAS Poster Section. All submissions will be reviewed
by the Program Committee. It is expected that at least one author of an accepted contribution
will attend the workshop in order to present the work.
Authors are requested to
submit their manuscripts following the instructions at the address
https://submissoes.sbc.org.br/wdas2005.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission: June, 22, 2005 (new deadline!)
Notification: August 1st, 2005
Camera ready: August 31st, 2005
WDAS Co-Chairs
Leandro Buss Becker, UFSC, Brazil
Herman Augusto Lepikson, UFBA, Brazil
