[AISWorld] [SUSPICIOUS] The Next Frontier in Automation: Call for Articles; Abstracts due: 15 December 2018

[San Murugesan]

THE NEXT FRONTIER IN AUTOMATION: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND IMPACT

Guest Editor:  <http://tinyurl.com/sanbio> San Murugesan

 

Cutter Business Technology Journal

 

 

Call for Papers

Guest Editor: San Murugesan <http://tinyurl.com/sanbio> 

Abstracts due: December 15, 2018

Articles due: January 21, 2019

 


A new wave of smart automation and autonomous systems that can make and
execute decisions with little human intervention has begun to emerge. It's
primarily driven by advances in areas such as AI/machine learning, robotics,
drones, blockchain, 3D printing and wearables. It's also propelled by the
desire by business and industry to better exploit the full potential of
these technologies for improving decision-making, productivity, reliability,
customer service and user interaction, and for reducing cost and errors. It
extends beyond an enterprise to its suppliers, customers, and others in its
supply chain enriching their integration and collaboration. It is also
driven by desire to deploy new novel applications. While the ongoing smart
automation efforts are both promising and encouraging, it also raises a few
technical, social and ethical issues and challenges which need to be
satisfactorily addressed.

An upcoming issue of Cutter
<https://www.cutter.com/journals/cutter-business-technology-journal>
Business Technology Journal, Guest Edited by
<http://www.cutter.com/san-murugesan> San Murugesan, aims to examine
comprehensively the next frontier in automation in several sectors and
explore novel ways to address the challenges they present. It'll also
examine the disruptions it might cause and their impact on businesses, the
job landscape, and society. Furthermore, it'll also discuss how the IT
industry and IT professionals can get ready to embrace the new frontiers in
automation.

For this issue, we're seeking insights and perspectives from practitioners,
academics, consultants, visionaries and industry experts that address one or
more of the following questions:

.         What are the promise and potential of the next frontiers in
automation?

.         How are smart automation, autonomous systems and robo advisors
being used in domains such as business, finance, industry, smart factory,
healthcare, education, etc.? How will automation shape these domains in the
future? What new applications and innovations might emerge?

.         How will automation embrace AI, ML, IoT, and cloud and be
innovatively employed in smart city applications, robotics, home appliances,
and personal gadgets?

.         How might smart automation improve cybersecurity and effectively
manage cyber threats, including obscure, new and unknown (future) threats?

.         What should encompass an enterprise automation strategy, and how
should it be implemented? What are some examples?

.         What are the limitations and challenges posed by autonomous
systems and how may they be addressed?

.         What are the major concerns, fears and threats of emerging higher
levels of automation with no or minimal human intervention? Are they
overhyped or real?

.         How might the new levels of automation impact the jobs landscape,
IT and otherwise?

.         What new opportunities will arise now, and in the near future, for
the IT industry and technology professionals?

.         Who are the major players in the automation and autonomous system
landscape (technology, applications, services and tools), and what are their
offerings?

.         How can these systems and humans work together collaboratively?

.         What are moral and ethical obligations and responsibilities of
application developers and those who embrace them?

.         How can we test and evaluate these systems and establish their
trust-worthiness?

.         Do automation technologies and applications need be regulated, and
if so by whom?

Please send your article ideas to
<mailto:san1 at internode.net,%20cgenerali at cutter.com?subject=Call%20for%20Pape
rs%20interest%20Automation> San Murugesan and  <mailto:cgenerali at cutter.com>
Christine Generali as soon as possible and include an extended abstract and
a short article outline showing major discussion points. In your proposal,
highlight key contributions of the article that are of value to the readers
and include a brief biography of each author.  

Accepted articles will be due January 20, 2018. Final article length is
typically 2,500-3,500 words plus graphics. See editorial guidelines at:
https://www.cutter.com/call-papers#Editorial%20Guidelines

 <https://www.cutter.com/journals/cutter-business-technology-journal> Cutter
Business Technology Journal is published monthly as a forum for thought
leaders, business practitioners and academics to present innovative ideas,
current research and solutions to the critical issues facing business
technology professionals in industries worldwide competing in today's
digital economy.

 

Author Compensation:  Journal authors will receive an online, one year
complimentary subscription to Cutter Business Technology Journal. In
addition, the Journal  occasionally pull excerpts, along with the author's
bio, to include in weekly Cutter Edge email newsletter, which reaches
another 12,000 readers. It  can arrange to make copies of the issue in which
you're published available for attendees of those speaking engagements --
furthering your own promotional efforts.

 

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Professor San Murugesan <http://tinyurl.com/sanbio>  

Director, BRITE Professional Services

Adjunct Professor, Western Sydney University

Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, IEEE  <http://www.computer.org/itpro> IT
Professional

Sydney, Australia

 

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Wiley-IEEE Press, 2016 

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