EDUCON2020 27–30 April, 2020,  Porto, Portugal

EDUCON2020 27–30 April, 2020,  Porto, Portugal

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Focus

Internet of Things (IoT) is widely considered as the next step towards of the digital society, where objects and people are interconnected and interact through communication networks. IoT not only has a huge social impact, but can also support the employability and boost the competitiveness of companies. It is widely considered as one of the most important key drivers for the implementation of the so-called Industry 4.0 and for the digital transformation of the companies. Relevant impact of this technology is expected in a wide range of sectors.

The rapid diffusion of IoT technologies has created an important educational challenge, namely the need to train a large number of professionals able to design and manage IoT based devices, networks and systems for a large number of different sectors.

The special session “Internet of Things Education” within the EDUCON 2020 Conference focuses on all the educational activities related to IoT, including academic and VET programs, work-based education, virtual and remote labs for didactic porpoises, national and international educational policies and instruments, international projects.

Topics of Interest

We welcome submissions from all topics of education applied to Internet of Things, including but not limited to the following:

  • VET programs on IoT
  • Academic courses on IoT
  • Best practices in IoT education
  • Remote and virtual labs on IoT
  • Work-based learning on IoT
  • IoT educational policies at national and international level
  • National and international education projects related to IoT
  • Training needs of the labour market related to IoT
  • Industry-university collaboration on IoT education
  • International collaboration in IoT education

Submission

All submission-related information can be found here: http://educon-conference.org/current/paper_preparation.php.

Technical Program Committee

Chairs

  • Dario Assante, Università Telematica Internazionale Uninettuno, Italy, d.assante@uninettunouniversity.net
  • Manfred Leisenberg, Fachhochschule des Mittelstands, Germany, leisenberg@fh-mittelstand.de

Members

  • Clemente Capasso, Istituto Motori, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
  • Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain
  • Hamid Doost Mohammadian, Fachhochschule des Mittelstands, Germany
  • Mounib Khanafer, American University of Kuwait, Kuwait
  • Sergio Martin, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain
  • Michele Missikoff, Università Telematica Internazionale Uninettuno, Italy
  • Elpidio Romano, Università Telematica Internazionale Uninettuno, Italy
  • Ottorino Veneri, Istituto Motori, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy

Important Dates

04 Nov 2019Abstract submission, Proposals for Special Sessions, Panels and Workshops
18 Nov 2019Invitation to submit complete papers
29 Dec 2019Complete paper upload for accepted abstracts (main conference)
Submission of complete papers for Special Sessions, Work In Progress and Student Poster (no abstracts)
28 Jan 2020Notification of Acceptance,
Author Registration open
28 Feb 2020Author/Early Bird registration,
Camera-ready submission for all submission types
27 Apr 2020Pre-conference Workshops
28 Apr 2020Conference Opening

Important Dates

04 Nov 2019Abstract submission, Proposals for Special Sessions, Panels and Workshops
18 Nov 2019Invitation to submit complete papers
29 Dec 2019Complete paper upload for accepted abstracts (main conference)
Submission of complete papers for Special Sessions, Work In Progress and Student Poster (no abstracts)
28 Jan 2020Notification of Acceptance,
Author Registration open
28 Feb 2020Author/Early Bird registration,
Camera-ready submission for all submission types
27 Apr 2020Pre-conference Workshops
28 Apr 2020Conference Opening

Contact

EDUCON Clearing house
info@educon-conference.org

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