11 Author Instructions | AUTOTESTCON 2011

Author Instructions

Information for Authors

AUTOTESTCON is the largest conference focused on support systems for military and aerospace systems, and is sponsored annually by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).IEEE AUTOTESTCON 2011 conference will be held September 12 - 15, 2011 at the Baltimore Convention Center.The technical program for AUTOTESTCON 2011 will be determined by the interests of those participants submitting technical papers or organizing a technical session on an appropriate topic dealing with System Readiness, in general, and Automatic Test technology, in particular.

The Theme for AUTOTESTCON 2011, "Transforming Maintenance through Advanced Test, Diagnosis and Prognosis ", reflects the focus of the technical program on the transformations happening right now in the way DoD and industry perform maintenance.

Technical papers are now being solicited, as are proposals for technical sessions, addressing topics such as: Artificial Intelligence in Test, ATS/TPS Management, BIT/BIST, Closed-Loop Diagnostics, Commercialization of Military Maintenance, Condition-Based Maintenance, Data Acquisition, Diagnostic Maturation, Design-For-Test, Diagnostic Strategies, Fault Tolerant Systems, Future Logistics Approaches, Information Frameworks, Interoperable Test Systems, Maintenance Architectures, Measurement Science and Uncertainty, MEMS Technology, Next Generation Test Systems, Prognostics and Health Management, Remote Diagnostics, Safety Issues, Sensor Technology, Synthetic Instruments, Test Generation, Test Requirements, Test Standards, TPS Transportability, Vehicle Health Management.

Student Paper Contest

AUTOTESTCON 2011 will conduct a Student Paper Contest for both graduate and undergraduate student papers within the topic scope. Cash awards of $500 will be presented for the best papers in both categories plus cash awards of $400 for 2nd place papers in both categories.Please pay careful attention to all instructions for manuscript preparation and make sure the paper is identified as either a Graduate or Undergraduate Student Paper when submitting the final paper.
In addition, student travel subsidies ranging from $300 to $1000 depending on student location will be provided to as many students as possible courtesy of the IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society.

Students must attend the conference and present their paper in order to receive a travel subsidy or best paper award.  Travel award winners are selected by the Technical Program Chairs from the abstract submissions and will be notified via email.  The best paper awards are chosen by the Technical Program Chairs during the paper review process and are based solely on the written paper.  Best paper award winners will be announced at the Awards Banquet on Thursday during the conference.

Instructions for Submitting Abstracts

Paper submission and review will be conducted in two stages. Authors are asked to submit a three-page extended abstract for a proposed paper related to one of the topics above. Note that extended abstracts are a requirement of the AUTOTESTCON Board of Directors. The abstract should identify the problem to be solved, a summary of key results, and a discussion of the main contributions. Authors of accepted abstracts will then be invited to submit a full paper, which should be approximately ten pages in length and identify related literature in the field. Per IEEE regulations, all submitted papers will undergo a peer review for technical content and topical suitability. Session proposals should include proposed papers/presentations and speakers. The closing date for receipt of session proposals and paper abstracts is April 1, 2011. Papers and abstracts should be submitted in electronic form using EDAS at http://www.edas.info. Authors will be notified by May 1 whether they will be invited to submit a full paper.

Instructions for Submitting Full Papers

The Conference Proceedings will be included in the IEEE Interactive Electronic Library (IEL) as part of IEEE Xplore. All authors who have been accepted must register for the conference and attend the conference to present their paper. Authors who do not attend the conference to present their papers, or arrange for a co-author or knowledgeable colleague to present their paper in the absence of the primary author, will not have their paper published in the IEEE IEL and IEEE Xplore, per latest IEEE policy.

1. Prepare the full version of the manuscript using the paper templates linked below.

Paper Templates

Final Paper Appearance

REMEMBER: the final version of a paper in the format given above CANNOT EXCEED 10 PAGES. NO EXCEPTION IS ALLOWED.

2. An electronic version of the final manuscript must be generated for the conference proceedings.

From the final manuscript formatted as instructed above, authors must generate the electronic version in PDF format. Regardless of its initial format, the file containing the final version of the paper must be transformed in the PDF format using the IEEE PDF express web tool. PDF files generated by means of other tools are not acceptable.

To generate the IEEE Xplore compatible PDF file of your paper, follow these steps:

Create your IEEE PDF eXpress account by going to: http://www.pdf-express.org and using Conference ID: autotestcon11x

The first time you access the system, please follow the link to New user. Please note that, in order to access the service, you need to allow the use of cookies from the PDF eXpress web site. Once you have registered as a new user:

1. upload the source file (containing your paper) for conversion
2. receive by e-mail the IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF of your paper. Once you’ve received your PDF file, upload it to EDAS.

3. Send the electronic version of the full paper through EDAS by August 1, 2011.

   1. Log in at http://edas.info

   2. Upload your paper.
       Click the My Papers tab. Click the upload icon (third column from the right) and a dialog box will open that will enable you to select and upload your paper via the web or via FTP.

IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT NOTICE FOR WEB AND INTERNET POSTING

If authors like to post their papers electronically on any web site, any ftp site, or any other electronic dissemination technique, they must include the IEEE Copyright notice on the initial screen displaying the IEEE-copyrighted material.

Complete instructions will be posted shortly. For help with preparing and submitting your final manuscript, or for further information, contact the IEEE AUTOTESTCON 2011 Conference Administrator:

cdyer [at] conferencecatalysts [dot] com (Chris Dyer)
Conference Catalysts, LLC
1-352-872-5544

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