Introduction

Kaleidoscope 2016: ICTs for a Sustainable World is the eighth in a series of peer-reviewed academic conferences organized by ITU to bring together a wide range of views from universities, industry and research institutions. The aim of the Kaleidoscope conferences is to identify emerging developments in information and communication technologies (ICTs) and, in particular, areas in need of international standards to aid the healthy development of the Information Society.

ICTs are omnipresent. They are applied as enabling technologies in the business processes of virtually all sectors of industry and society, and it is clear that they will play an essential role as enabling technologies in achieving social, environmental and economic sustainability.

The 8th Kaleidoscope conference calls for academic papers presenting research into ICT technical developments, innovative ICT applications or policy and regulatory considerations relevant to supporting the achievement of theUnited Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and in particular how international ICT standards will provide the platform for this innovation to achieve its aims on a global scale.

Accepted and presented papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings and submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore. The best papers will also be evaluated for potential publication in IEEE Communications Magazine. In addition, extended versions of selected papers will be considered for publication in the International Journal of Technology Marketing, the International Journal of Standardization Research, or the Journal of ICT Standardization.

A prize fund totaling CHF 6,000 will be shared among the authors of the three best papers, as judged by the Steering and Technical Programme Committees. In addition, young authors of up to 30 years of age presenting accepted papers will receive Young Author Recognition certificates.

Call for paper

Important date

2016-09-19
Draft paper acceptance notification

Submission Topics

Technology, network infrastructure and architecture evolution

  • Use of 5G system and sensory networks to manage natural and human-built systems

  • Environmental actuators and sensors

  • Security-, privacy-, and trust-enhancing technologies

  • Software-defined everything in a multi-vendor market

  • Architecture for machine-oriented communications such as M2M, IoT, sensor networks

  • Quality of service, quality of experience, performance

  • Protocol architecture convergence and interoperability

  • Disaster relief systems, network resilience and recovery

  • Optical and wireless communication convergence systems

  • Architecture considerations for seamless mobility

  • Green-power networks and intelligent grids

  • Long-distance and ultra-high-speed transmission network systems (terabit, exabit)

  • Mobility and nomadicity

  • Nanonetworks

  • ICT in waste reuse and disposal

  • Vehicle and infrastructure convergence

  • Energy consumption and the cloud

  • Infrastructures for e-mobility

 

ICT applications and services for sustainable development

  • E-services

  • Internet of Things (IoT)

  • ICT and road management systems

  • Automated vehicles and vehicle communications

  • Multimedia coding

  • Digital financial services (e.g., mobile money and mobile payments)

  • Big data analytics and quality assessment of sustainable development

  • Effect of cloud computing services on the environment

  • Green applications of robots and drones

  • Innovative applications and content delivery (IPTV, games, etc.)

  • Ageing and ambient assistive living

  • Over-the-top (OTT) services

  • ICT support of smart homes and cities

  • The smart grid

 

Social, economic, environmental and policy aspects of ICT for sustainable development

  • Economic models and the role of ICT in sustainable development

  • Intellectual property rights

  • Conformance and interoperability aspects

  • Inclusiveness, affordability and equal access

  • Strategies for integrating sustainable development into standardization and international public policy

  • Network neutrality

  • Regulation

  • Accessibility and usability

  • Digital rights and identity management

  • Engineering education about sustainable development and standardization.

  • ICT to support environmental standards

  • Standards and regulations for ICT energy consumption

 

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Important Date

  • Conference Date

    Nov 14

    2016

    to

    Nov 16

    2016

  • Sep 19 2016

    Draft Paper Acceptance Notification

  • Nov 16 2016

    Registration deadline

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