FDL 2019

Call for Papers

Authors' Guidelines

Submissions
Authors should submit papers in double column, IEEE format as PDF through the submission system. A full research paper has a maximum of 8 pages, short papers may have up to 4 pages. Submitted papers must be anonymous (double blind), must describe original unpublished work, and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Publications (of accepted papers)
Conference proceedings will be published in electronic form with an ISSN and an ISBN number and made available on IEEE Xplore. In addition, an edited collection of extended versions of selected best papers will be published as a book by Springer. Accepted papers must be presented by one of the authors. A full registration for each paper is required prior to the camera ready papers deadline.

Camera Ready for Conference Proceedings

The deadline for the submission of the final version of the paper is July 19, 2019.
Final version manuscripts must satisfy the following requirements:

• revised according to the review comments;
• up to 8 pages long including all text, figures, and references;
• update your paper using the Easy Chair Submission Site

Document Formatting

The paper should adopt the two-column IEEE format with A4 size. Templates are provided for Microsoft Word and LaTeX.
For more information, see: link
Each paper should contain an abstract of 100 to 150 words, and up to 5 keywords, which you may select from the IEEE keyword list.
Do not put page numbers on your document, and make sure that all fonts are embedded.

Camera Ready for IEEE Explorer

The deadline for the submission of the final version of the paper is September 20, 2019.
Final version manuscripts must satisfy the following requirements:

• confirmed IEEE Xplore compatibilty by using IEEE PDFXpress;
• included Copyright Information;
• submitted by updating the the Easy Chair Submission Site.

Copyright Information

Please note that the camera-ready version of your paper must include also the correct copyright information, that must be added before PDF eXpress validation. The appropriate copyright clearance code notice is to appear on the bottom of the first page of each paper according to the guidelines set forth in the Cataloging/Copyright Instructions for an IEEE Conference Proceeding. Detailed instructions can be found at: link
For papers in which all authors:

• are employed by the US government, the copyright notice is: U.S. Government work not protected by U.S. copyright;
• are employed by a Crown government (UK, Canada, and Australia), the copyright notice is: 978-1-7281-4113-8/19/$31.00 ©2019 Crown;
• are employed by the European Union, the copyright notice is: 978-1-7281-4113-8/19/$31.00 ©2019 European Union;
• all other papers the copyright notice is: 978-1-7281-4113-8/19/$31.00 ©2019 IEEE.

Validation with PDF Express

The paper must be validated with PDF eXpress , by entering 48830X CODE for the Conference ID. New users can create a new PDF eXpress account by selecting the New Users - Click Here link. Previous users of PDF eXpress or IEEE PDF eXpress Plus should enter the same password that was used for previous conferences. In case of issues with PDF eXpress, please contact the Publications Support Center for IEEE PDF eXpress. The approved PDF must then be uploaded to easychair.

Electronic Copyright Form Submission

IEEE policy requires that prior to publication all authors or their employers must transfer to the IEEE in writing any copyright they hold for their individual papers. ONE OF THE AUTHORS MUST NEED TO COMPLETE eCopyright. The corresponding authors of accepted papers have already received an email from IEEE with link and login credentials to login to eCF and submit copyright forms for their papers. For any questions, please, contact the Publication Chair, Dr. Enrico Fraccaroli, University of Verona, IT.

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