Submission Guidelines

Authors are encouraged to submit full papers presenting well-developed research results. Short papers that are more speculative in nature, works-in-progress, and position papers are also solicited.

All submissions must describe original research, not published or currently under review for another workshop, conference, or journal. If you are unsure whether your work falls within the scope of the conference, please contact the Workshop Co-Chairs.

All submissions must be in printable PDF format and written in English. Papers must be no longer than 15 pages (9 pages for short papers) in Springer LNICST format, including all figures and references.
Please refer to the readme.txt file for a guide on what is located in Springer-Verlag LNICST ftp directory. This directory includes author instructions as well as templates and style sheets to make formatting your submission easier.

Papers must be electronically submitted through the ASSYST system. Submission instructions for ASSYST are available below.

The program committee will referee all papers. The papers to be presented at the workshop will be selected on the basis of their originality, technical merit, quality of presentation, and topical relevance of their contents.

Please direct any questions about the paper submission process to the Workshop Co-Chairs.

Submission Instructions

  1. Go to www.assyst-online.org.
  2. Select option number one to Log In.
  3. If you are not a registered user yet, you may choose to register on this page.
  4. If you are registered user already, log in with your e-mail and password.
  5. Click on "Submit a paper" link in the header menu.
  6. Select AAA-IDEA 2009 from the list and click on "Submit a paper" on the right hand side, next to the title of the workshop.
  7. Select the paper type you wish to submit to, and click on "Next"
    1. Full Paper
    2. Short Paper
  8. Fill in the details of your paper (title, abstract) and select the primary and secondary topics from the menu; then, click on "Next".
  9. Check the details of your paper. If everything is correct, click on "Submit"
  10. If you want to modify anything on your paper, you can use the following functions (icons) in the Actions column: Edit submission, Add/Remove authors, Upload manuscript, Remove submission.
  11. When all the data are uploaded and in the correct format, please, click on the icon that says "Upload manuscript".
  12. Here you can upload your paper by using the "Browse" button
    1. IMPORTANT: You can only upload .pdf files here
  13. After you have successfully uploaded your paper, you will see the list of your papers as well as their status. You may modify and re-upload new versions of your papers before the paper submission deadline.
  14. Once your paper has been reviewed, you will receive a notification via e-mail.