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CSS2019 CALL FOR PAPERS/ABSTRACTS (June 27-29, 2019, Nanjing, China)

  • 1.  CSS2019 CALL FOR PAPERS/ABSTRACTS (June 27-29, 2019, Nanjing, China)

    Posted 10-21-2018 21:29

    CSS2019 CALL FOR PAPERS/ABSTRACTS (June 27-29, 2019, Nanjing, China)

    2019 INFORMS Conference on Service Science 

    (https://easychair.org/cfp/INFORMS-CSS2019)

    June 27-29, 2019, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

    Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province and the second largest city in eastern China (after Shanghai), with an administrative area of 6,600 km2 and a total population of over 8 millions as of 2017. The city whose name means ''Southern Capital'' has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capitals of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949. Nanjing is one of the most beautiful cities of mainland China with lush green parks, natural scenic lakes, small mountains, historical buildings and monuments, relics and much more, which attracts thousands of tourists every year. Welcome to Nanjing!

    Conference Scope and Theme

    2019 INFORMS Conference on Service Science (CSS2019) program committee is committed to organizing a quality program with diverse participants sharing their vision, knowledge and experience in Service Science Research, Education, and Applications. The conference theme is Smart Service Systems, Operations Management, and Analytics.

    This conference presents excellent opportunities for you to present your Service Science related research, education, and implementation work, to learn about the emerging technology and applications, and to network with international leaders of the profession in the field. We invite you to submit a paper.

    Paper Submission/Areas of Interest

    Papers are welcome in any area of Service Science Research, Education, and Applications including but not limited to:

    • Service Theories and Development
    • Service Research, Education, and Practice
    • Service Management, Operations, Engineering, Design, and Marketing
    • Service Systems, Modeling, and Simulation
    • Smart Cities, Sustainable Systems, Healthcare and IT Analytics, and Self-service Systems
    • Big Data, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence in Service
    • Service Analytics and Applications in Healthcare, Education, Energy, Finance, Information Technology, Transportation, Sports, Logistics, and Public Services

    Submission & Publication

    Manuscripts must be written in English, be at most eight pages long (including figures, tables, and references), formatted in CSS proceedings paper format and submitted as a word or PDF file through the conference website: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=css2019. All paper submissions are peer reviewed. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings by Springer. A list of selected papers will be invited to submit to special issues of scholarly archived and indexed journals.

    Important Dates

    • February 1, 2019 Deadline for submission of abstract
    • March 1, 2019      Deadline for submission of full (>5 pages) or short (4 or 5 pages) papers
    • May 1, 2019         Acceptance/Rejection notification
    • June 1, 2019         Final camera-ready papers and copyright transfer forms

    Information and Inquiry

    Conference Co-chairs: Dequn Zhou, Robin Qiu, and Hui Yang

    Program Co-chairs: Jing Ma, majing5525@126.com; Weiwei Chen, wchen@business.rutgers.edu

    Publication Chair: Hui Yang, huy25@engr.psu.edu

    Publicity Chair: Shan Li, lishan@nuaa.edu.cn

    Local Conference/Registration Co-Chairs: Chuanmin Mi, michuanmin@163.com; Andrew Luo   andrewluo@nuaa.edu.cn



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    Robin Qiu
    Professor
    Penn State (The Pennsylvania State University)
    robinqiu@psu.edu
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