Call for Papers - Special Issue of "the Internet and operation technologies for utilization of IoT"

Journal of Information Processing (JIP) is pleased to announce the call for papers for a special issue of “the Internet and operation technologies for utilization of IoT”.
The spread of IoT (Internet of Things), which connects to the Internet by adding various sensors and other functions to various 'real' in real space is accelerating. The background of this is not only the progress of device technology but also the further development of networks and cloud environments and the progress of AI technology to support advanced utilization of data, etc. Of course, the Internet plays the role of the foundation that supports the utilization of IoT. In addition to that, it is also important to research and develop network operation management technologies that require more sophisticated demands. In addition, AI technology is expected to greatly contribute to network operations management in the future as well. On the other hand, high-level roles that human beings should do, such as network design construction and successor training, are still necessary.

In this special issue, we will publish papers on the latest research, development, experiment, and operation for utilization of IoT. We welcome a variety of papers related this theme including practical experiences that can be generalized and useful for readers. Takashi IMAIZUMI at Chiba University has been invited as a guest editor for this special issue.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following areas:
　● Utilization and operation management of IoT devices
　● Internet technology supporting IoT utilization
　● Operation management technology for secure IoT environment
　● System operation management technology and AI
　● Other topics related to IoT and IOT

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Journal of Information Processing (JIP) is currently encouraging more submissions from outside of Japan.
The publication fee of any accepted papers will not be charged if all the authors of the paper belong to institutes outside Japan.
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(1) All papers must be submitted electronically. Please access the following URL and proceed under the submission instructions:

https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ipsj

Once you have submitted your manuscript, you cannot change it.
So, you must submit the final version of your manuscript.
If, by mistake, you submitted a wrong version, please contact the IPSJ secretariat ＜editt-at-ipsj.or.jp＞ (Replace -at- with @).

In the event you would like to make a submission, you must first create an account on the paper submission Web page. For detailed information, please refer to the manual available from the link “Instructions & Forms” at the top of the submission page.

(2) All papers will be reviewed. The review process will be carried out in the same manner as regular issues. However, you have shorter time than usual (eight weeks) for preparation of your responses to inquiries.

(3) Submission deadline is June 10, 2019 June 17, 2019. *Deadline extended

(4) The special issue will be published on the J-Stage website in March, 2020. Preprint will be published on the IPSJ Journal in March, 2020.

(5) The Editorial Committee of This Special Issue
Editor in-Chief: Takashi IMAIZUMI (Chiba Univ.).
Editorial Board Member: Mikifumi SHIKIDA (Kochi Univ. of Technology).
Editorial Committee Members: Minoru IKEBE (Oita Univ.), Hayato ISHIBASHI (Osaka City Univ.), Makoto OHTANI (Saga Univ.), Hiroki KASHIWAZAKI (National Institute of Informatics), Yoshiaki KITAGUCHI (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Shu SAKASHITA (Acutus Software, Inc.), Akira SATO (Univ. of Tsukuba), Yusuke DOI (Preferred Networks, Inc.), Motonori NAKAMURA (National Institute of Informatics), Koji NISHIMURA (Hiroshima Univ.), Masaaki NORO (Fujitsu Ltd.), Kensuke MIYASHITA (Kyoto Women’s Univ.), Nariyoshi YAMAI (Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology).