IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society 2022

ISTAS2022


Engineering & Computer Science (General)



Conference Theme: “Digital and Societal Transformations"     



IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society 2022 is the flagship conference of the IEEE’s Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT).



ISTAS is a multi/inter/trans‐disciplinary forum for government, academia, industry, engineers, policy makers, entrepreneurs, philosophers, researchers, social scientists, technologists, and related technical fields to collaborate, exchange experiences, and discuss the social implications of technology.



ISTAS 2022 Participants Include:




  • Policy Makers

  • Business Industry(particularly in the Asia Pacific Region)

  • NGOs

  • Engineers

  • Researchers

  • Scientists

  • Academicians

  • Technocrats

  • Students



Submission Guidelines



All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. 



We invite the following types of submissions:




  • Full papers for peer-review and publication in IEEE Xplore (2500-3500 words)

  • Abstracts for paper or poster presentations not to be published in IEEE Xplore (250-350 words)

  • Proposals for workshops, panels, roundtable discussions, or other innovative sessions related to the conference theme (please explain relevance to theme; 250-500 words)



Authors preparing full papers should consult IEEE conference templates for guidelines on composing and formatting conference papers. Please ensure that all template text is removed prior to submission.



IEEE conference templates: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html 



Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=istas2022



Important Dates



31 January 2022: Regular call for peer-reviewed abstract-only submissions 



31 March 2022 : Regular call for peer - reviewed full paper submissions



31 May 2022: Final submission of accepted peer-reviewed papers 



List of Topics




  • 5G and lite touch on 6G technologies (ie. IoTs etc)

  • Biosciences

  • Integrated Digital Healthcare

  • Sustainable Development (including ICT4D) and Humanitarian Technology,

  • Ethics / Human Values

  • Universal Access

  • Universal Acceptance

  • Societal Impacts (including traditionally disadvantaged communities)

  • Protecting the Planet

  • Internet and Geopolitics

  • Indigenous People’s Data

  • Technologies for the End-Users

  • Integrated Services

  • Technology Social Factors

  • Bioengineering Communications

  • Networking and Broadcast Technologies

  • Computing and Processing

  • Engineering Profession

  • General Topics for Engineers

  • Robotics and Control Systems



Committees



Advisory Committee




  • Prof. Greg Adamson, Chair, Advisory Committee

  • Dr. Jay Pearlman, Conference Chair, IEEE SSIT

  • Dr. Clinton Andrews, President, IEEE SSIT

  • Dr. Luis Kun, President – Elect, IEEE SSIT

  • Mr. Deepak Mathur, Director, IEEE R10

  • Dr. Lewis Terman, Past President, IEEE

  • Dr. Robert Dent, IEEE Foundation



Program Committee



       TO BE ANNOUNCED



Organizing Committee




  • Dr.Laurie Lau, Chair, Conference Committee

  • Dr. T V Gopal, Chair, Technical Programme Committee

  • Dr. Lennon Chang, Chair, Finance Committee



Publication



ISTAS 2022 proceedings will be published by IEEE XPLore



Venue



Conference includes in-person and virtual participation (subject to change)



Kowloon



Hong Kong SAR



Contact



All questions about submissions should be emailed to: gopal@annauniv.edu, gopal.tadepalli@gmail.com



Sponsor



IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT)