The 8th International Conference on Dependable Systems and Their Applications

DSA 2021


Computer Security & Cryptography Security & Trust & Testing



In 2017, the International Conference on Trustworthy Systems and Their Applications (TSA) and the International Symposium on Dependable Computing and Internet of Things (DCIT) were merged into one large conference and renamed as the International Conference on Dependable Systems and Their Applications (DSA). This year will be the fifth meeting after the merge. In the past, both TSA and DCIT were technically sponsored by the IEEE Reliability Society. Following the same tradition, DSA 2021 also has the same technical sponsorship from IEEE. The focus is on innovative methodologies, techniques, tools, and management to produce dependable and trustworthy systems and their applications in a more cost-effective way. It provides an opportunity for academic researchers, industry practitioners, and government policy and decision makers to exchange ideas and results, share experiences, and explore possible solutions to overcome current challenges.
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Topics of Interest
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* Algorithms, Architecture, Framework, Design Patterns and Maintenance for Dependable Systems and Software
* Security, Threats, Privacy, Safety, and Risk Management
* Dependability and Reliability Modeling and Measurement
* Fault Tolerance, Survivability, Resilience, and Availability
* Metrics, Measurement, and Quality Assessment
* Requirements, Process, Standards, Productivity, and Project Management
* Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Reverse Engineering and Re-Engineering
* Verification, Validation, Testing, Analysis, Debugging, Model Checking, and Program Repair
* Formal Methods and Theories
* Communication, Networking, Optimization, and Performance
* Pervasive, Ubiquitous, Service-Oriented, and Cloud Computing
* Collaborative, Distributed, Embedded, Real-Time, High Performance, Highly Dependable, Intelligent, Multimedia Systems
* Big Data and Storage
* Prognostics and Health Management
* IoT, Supply Chain, Cyber-Physical Systems, Industry 4.0 and Smart City
* Empirical Studies, Benchmarking, and Industrial Best Practices
* Applications, Tools, and Automation
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Conference Proceedings
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The conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE Conference Publishing Services (CPS). Papers presented at the conference will also be submitted for inclusion into the IEEE Xplore and to all of the A&I (abstracting and indexing) partners (such as the Ei Compendex and DBLP).
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SCI Journal Publication
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Papers of top quality will be invited to submit their extended versions to a special section of IEEE Transactions on Reliability.
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Paper Submission
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Papers related to the topics of interests are solicited. Submissions must not have been published or be concurrently considered for publication elsewhere. The main conference has three types of submissions:
Regular Paper: 12 pages
Short Paper: 6 pages
Fast Abstract: 2 pages
DSA also has co-located workshops with a maximum of 10 pages. Each submission must include the title of the paper, the name and affiliation of each author, and up to 6 keywords. Regular, short, and workshop papers should also have a 150-word abstract. All papers should be written in English and submitted as a PDF file.
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General Inquiries
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For more details and updated information, please refer to the conference website https://dsa.techconf.org, or contact the Program Chairs, Professor Mohammad Zulkernine at mz@queensu.ca or Professor Tao Zhang at tazhang@must.edu.mo.