CALL FOR PAPERS

8^th IEEE International Conference on Logistics, Informatics and Service Science (LISS2018)

3-6 August 2018, Toronto, Canada, with satellite sessions in Beijing, China

http://icir.bjtu.edu.cn/liss2018

Hosted by

IEEE Technical Committee on Logistics Informatics and Industrial Security Systems

The International Center for Informatics Research of Beijing Jiaotong University, China

China Center for Industrial Security Research of Beijing Jiaotong University, China

School of Economics and Management of Beijing Jiaotong University, China

In cooperation with

University of Toronto, Canada

Informatics Research Centre, University of Reading, UK

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Sponsored by

IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society

NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation of China)

K. C. Wong Education Foundation (Hong Kong)

Sino-EU Doctoral School for Sustainability Engineering (Program in Logistics, Information, Management and Service Science)

Beijing Logistics Informatics Research Base

Key Laboratory of Logistics Management and Technology of Beijing

Aims

Information and communication technologies have been providing an effective network infrastructure and development platform for logistics and service operations. To meet the needs of consumers and to promote core competences, many institutions and firms have been developing new types of services. LISS2018 is a prime international forum for both researchers and practitioners to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of logistics, informatics and service sciences. The conference theme is “big-data driven technical and management innovation in logistics, informatics and services”. Both researchers and practitioners will discuss academic issues, seize future development opportunities, master the developing trends and exchange the latest academic thoughts.

LISS 2011-2017 were successfully held in Beijing (China), Reading (UK), Berkeley (USA), Barcelona (Spain), Sydney (Australia) and Kyoto (Japan) by Beijing Jiaotong University, in cooperation with University of Reading (UK), The Pennsylvania State University (USA), University of California, Berkeley (USA), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain), The University of Sydney (Australia) and Kyoto University (Japan) respectively. In total, about 1500 authors from 36 countries attended these conferences. The proceedings have been or will be indexed by CPCI-S (former ISTP) and EI Compendex from 2011 to 2017. In 2015, the LISS was approved by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) to be one of IEEE conference series. The conference proceedings will be included in IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The authors with excellent papers in the conference proceedings will be invited to publish their academic thoughts and methods in some international academic journals indexed by SSCI/SCI or EI with high priority.

LISS2018 will be hosted by IEEE Technical Committee on Logistics Informatics and Industrial Security Systems，International Center for Informatics Research of Beijing Jiaotong University, China Center for Industrial Security Research of Beijing Jiaotong University, School of Economics and Management of Beijing Jiaotong University, in cooperation with University of Toronto, Canada, University of Reading, UK, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China，and will be held during 3-6 August, 2018 in Toronto, Canada, with satellite sessions in Beijing, China. The topics of the conference are related to service science, service innovation, service engineering, service marketing, service informatics, intelligent medicine and healthcare, artificial intelligence, big-data, learning theories and applications, cloud computing, Internet of things, information and communication technology, Internet technology and applications, E-commerce, enterprises informatics, sustainable logistics and supply chain, smart transportation and logistics, logistics operations and management, logistics and supply chain finance, city logistics, maritime logistics and container supply chain, green construction and other related areas.

Keynote Speakers

♦ James M. Tien  Professor, Past President of IEEE SMC, IEEE Fellow, Academician of America National Academy of Engineering, Dean of College of Engineering at the University of Miami, USA

♦ C. L. Philip Chen  Professor, Associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics--Part C: Applications and Reviews, Past President of IEEE SMC, IEEE Fellow, AAAS Fellow, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Macau, China

♦ Martin Dresner  Professor, Chair of the Logistics, Business and Public Policy Department, R.H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, USA

♦ Yannis A. Phillis Professor, Past President of Technical University of Crete, Greece

♦ Kalyan Singhal  Professor, Area Editor in chief of Production and Operations Management, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore, USA

♦ Francisco Saldanha da Gama  Professor, Editor in chief of Computers & Operations Research

♦ Kecheng Liu Professor, Chair of Informatics and E-Business at University of Reading, UK. Director of Informatics Research Centre, and Head of School of Business Informatics, Systems and Accounting, Henley Business School

Conference Topics

Special sessions on specific topics are also encouraged. Topics of interest mainly include, but not limited to:

Service Management:

● Strategic Services ● Service Operations ● Service System and Service Network ● Service Personalization ● Service Cybernetics ● Quality-of-Service Assessment ● Service Product Design ● Service Revenue ● Service Innovation ● Service Supply Chain ● Service Information System ● Service Process Reengineering ● Service Purchasing and Supplier Management ● Intelligent Medicine and Healthcare ● Service Marketing ● Public Service Management ● Financial and Insurance Service ● Education Service ● Telecom Service ● Hotel Service Management ● Tourism Service ● Product Post-Sale Service ● Service Management of Transportation ● Case Study

Logistics Management：

● Logistics Network Design and Operations Optimization ● Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain ● Smart Transportation and Logistics ● Big Data and Logistics ● Supply Chain Risk Management ● Logistics and Supply Chain Finance ● Logistics in One Belt and One Road ● Electronic Commerce and Logistics ● International Logistics and Supply Management ● Humanitarian Logistics ● Food and Medicine Logistics ● Container Supply Chain and Port Logistics ● Sharing Economy and Supply Chain ● Cold Chain Logistics ● Logistics Innovation ● Logistics Strategy and Logistics Planning

Information Management：

● Big Data Analysis ● Innovative Enterprise Digitalized Operation Mode ● Enterprises Informatics  ● Information and Communication Technology ● Artificial Intelligent and fuzzy systems ● E-Commerce and E-Government ● Internet Finance ● Wireless Communications and Mobile Business ● Enterprise Information Resources Management ● Sensor Network and Internet of Things ● Pervasive Computing and Smart Space ● Cloud Computing Theories and Technologies ● Network Marketing ● Network and Information Security ● Electronic Market and Intervening Mechanism ● Knowledge Management and Knowledge Sharing ● Organization Semiotics

Engineering Management：

● Big Data & Construction Management ● BIM in Construction Management ● Informatics of Construction Industry ● Supply Chain Management in Construction ● Logistics Management in Construction ● Engineering Economics ● Construction Project Management ● Engineering Consultant Management

Other relevant management theory and application issues are welcome, especially successful case studies in the above areas.

Meeting Venue

The meeting venue is arranged in Toronto, Canada, with satellite sessions in Beijing. For more information concerning the meeting venue, please visit our website: http://icir.bjtu.edu.cn/liss2018 .

Important Dates

15 April, 2018           Deadline for submission of full papers

1 June, 2018              Acceptance/Rejection notification

15 June, 2018            Final paper submission and registration

3-6 August, 2018      Conference open

Paper Submission Guidelines

Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the conference website: http://icir.bjtu.edu.cn/liss2018. All submissions should be written in English. Papers will be peer-reviewed. Completed research papers as well as work-in-progress reports are welcome. Authors are required to certify that their papers are original and not considered for publication elsewhere. Simultaneous submissions to any other conferences, workshops or journals are not allowed. The manuscript must be submitted in IEEE format (Microsoft Word and Latex templates are available on the conference website). For more information please refer to the website (http://icir.bjtu.edu.cn/liss2018).

Publications

The conference proceeding will be published in CD-ROM with IEEE Catalog Number and ISBN, and which will be included in IEEE Xplore Digital Library. To be eligible for publication in the conference proceedings, an accepted paper must be presented at the conference by one of the authors. The authors with excellent papers in the conference proceedings will be invited to publish their academic thoughts and methods in some international academic journals indexed by SSCI/SCI or EI with high priority.

Accommodation

Discounted rates have been arranged for the conference participants in hotels close to the Toronto, Canada. Student accommodation is also available on campus. For more information please visit the conference website (http://icir.bjtu.edu.cn/liss2018).