The society is continuously changing with a rapid pace under digital transformation. Taking advantage from a solid transformation of digital communication and infrastructures and with great progress in AI (Artificial Intelligence), IoT (Internet of Thinks), ML (Machine Learning), Deep Learning, Big Data, Knowledge acquisition and Cognitive technologies, almost all societal areas were redefined.

Transportation, Buildings, Factories, and Agriculture are now a combination of traditional and advanced technological features. Digital citizen-centric services, including health, well-being, community participation, learning and culture are now well-established and set to advance further on.

As counter-effects of digital transformation, notably fake news, digital identity risks and digital devise are also progressing in a dangerous rhythm, there is a major need for digital education, fake news awareness, and legal aspects mitigating sensitive cases.

DIGITAL 2021 initiates a series of international events covering a large spectrum of topics related to digital transformation of our society.

We solicit both academic, research, and industrial contributions. We welcome technical papers presenting research and practical results, position papers addressing the pros and cons of specific proposals, such as those being discussed in the standard fora or in industry consortia, survey papers addressing the key problems and solutions on any of the above topics short papers on work in progress, and panel proposals.

Industrial presentations are not subject to the format and content constraints of regular submissions. We expect short and long presentations that express industrial position and status.

Tutorials on specific related topics and panels on challenging areas are encouraged.

The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas.

All topics and submission formats are open to both research and industry contributions.

DIGITAL 2021 conference tracks:

Digital Transformation Technologies
Digital paradigm fundamentals, Digital frameworks and platforms, Approaches and techniques for deep digitization (AI, Formalism, Social Patterns, ML, Deep learning, Big/Huge Data, Internet of Things,  etc.), System architectures, modeling and simulation, Integration aspects  (of Cloud, FOG, IoT, communication), Platforms interoperability, Dedicated programming languages, Dedicated software and specialized apps, Security and privacy assurance, Personal data protection, Impact of digitization (social, trust, addiction, control), Perception and adoption of digitization (youngsters, teenagers, elderly), Technical and societal cross-domain digitization, Short-, mid-, and long-terms impact forecast of digitization

Digital Communications
Internet backbone, Underwater, Terrestrial, Spatial, Cloud-based platforms, Mobile communication, User-devices

Digital Transportation
Real-time optimization, Electrical vehicles, Driver-less cars, Smart cities, Digital traffic control, International logistics, Transportation drones, Urban mobility, Digital supply chains, Railway digital technologies

Digital Healthcare
Homecare, Telemedicine, Medical devices, Healthcare and well-being, Patient-centric services, Digital healthcare solutions, Digital patient data, Empowering patients, AI-enabled healthcare solutions

Digital Smart Cities
Urban transportation and traffic management,  Structural health of buildings and city infrastructures,  Management and automation of smart buildings, Waste management, Pollution, air and water quality monitoring, Noise monitoring, Metering city energy consumption, Digital smart parking, Smart lighting, E-shopping, Citizen digital kiosks, Safety and emergency systems

Digital Buildings
Domotics, Sustainable energy, Digital appliances, Internet of Things (IoT) and Linked components, Architectural digital design, Building automation, Power-over-Ethernet (PoE), Digital workspaces

Digital Factory
Modeling of industrial processes, Industry 4.0, Industrial robots,  Industrial IoT (Internet of Things), Information sharing, Digitization of physical value chains, Controlling Data, Industrial Big data

Digital Agriculture
Digital farming control, IoT for irrigation, Drones for monitoring and operational activities, Sustainable agriculture, Precision agriculture, Robotics in farming, Satellite imagery, Digital animal health biometric sensors, Field ad soil monitoring

Digital Infrastructures
Airports, Hospitals, Shopping, Delivery monitoring (water, electricity and gas), Cloud services for on-demand capacity, Hyperscale data centers and storage centers, IoT-based urban systems, IP-connected devices

Digital Twins
Digital assets, Digital thread (product, production, performance), Predications and simulations with AI (Artificial intelligence), Machine learning, Software analytics, Cyber-physical systems

Digital Identity
Access management, Digital identity security, Digital identifiers, Digital risks, Identify theft, Protection of personal data,  Blockchain technology

Digital Culture
Digital schools/classes, Electronically broadcast culture, Digital content, Personalized technologies, Digital images, Digital relations, Remote communication, Immersive environments, Digital archeology, Digital artifacts, Digital art (3D printing sculptures, painting, composing)

Digital Politics
Digital Governments, Influencers via Social networks, Web advertising, Microtargeting, Online fundraising, Political actors and constituents via Social media, Citizen political participation, Citizen-driven economics, Information warfare

Digital Misinformation and Fake News
Fake news epidemic, Disinformation patterns, Dark sides of Artificial Intelligence, Tampering multimedia content, Fake news software (aging/de-aging, faking voice, image), Cyber-crime, Trust factors, Credibility metrics, Awareness, Legal aspects