ICIST 2021: 15. International Conference on Information Science and Technology

April 05-06, 2021 in Cancun, Mexico

DIGITAL

Conference Code: 21MX04ICIST

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The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives

The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.

ICIST 2021: 15. International Conference on Information Science and Technology aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Information Science and Technology. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Information Science and Technology

Call for Contributions

Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Information Science and Technology are cordially invited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research materials.

Guidelines for Authors

Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers. Downloadable versions of the check list for Full-Text Papers and Abstract Papers.

Please refer to the Paper Submission Guideline, Abstract Submission Guideline and Author Information before submitting your paper.

Conference Proceedings

All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by three competent reviewers. The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Zenedo, OpenAIRE, BASE, WorldCAT, Sherpa/RoMEO, and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.

Special Journal Issues

ICIST 2021 has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Information Science and Technology. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.

Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor. To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the Conference Sponsorship Request Form.

Application Forms

Selected Papers

CybeRisk Management in Banks: An Italian Case Study
E. Cenderelli, E. Bruno, G. Iacoviello, A. Lazzini
A Research on Determining the Viability of a Job Board Website for Refugees in Kenya
Prince Mugoya, Collins Oduor Ondiek, Patrick Kanyi Wamuyu
Data Integrity: Challenges in Health Information Systems in South Africa
T. Thulare, M. Herselman, A. Botha
Awareness Level of Green Computing among Computer Users in Kebbi State, Nigeria
A. Mubarak, A. I. Augie
Identification of Risks Associated with Process Automation Systems
J. K. Visser, H. T. Malan
Information Security Risk Management in IT-Based Process Virtualization: A Methodological Design Based on Action Research
Jefferson Camacho Mejía, Jenny Paola Forero Pachón, Luis Carlos Gómez Flórez
Construction 4.0: The Future of the Construction Industry in South Africa
Temidayo. O. Osunsanmi, Clinton Aigbavboa, Ayodeji Oke
Socio-Technical Systems: Transforming Theory into Practice
L. Ngowi, N. H. Mvungi
A Multi-Science Study of Modern Synergetic War and Its Information Security Component
Alexander G. Yushchenko
Integrating Dependent Material Planning Cycle into Building Information Management: A Building Information Management-Based Material Management Automation Framework
Faris Elghaish, Sepehr Abrishami, Mark Gaterell, Richard Wise
Knowledge Representation and Inconsistency Reasoning of Class Diagram Maintenance in Big Data
Chi-Lun Liu
Automated User Story Driven Approach for Web-Based Functional Testing
Mahawish Masud, Muhammad Iqbal, M. U. Khan, Farooque Azam
Integrating Generic Skills into Disciplinary Curricula
Sitalakshmi Venkatraman, Fiona Wahr, Anthony de Souza-Daw, Samuel Kaspi
Evaluating Factors Influencing Information Quality in Large Firms
B. E. Narkhede, S. K. Mahajan, B. T. Patil, R. D. Raut
Lack of BIM Training: Investigating Practical Solutions for the State of Kuwait
Noor M. Abdulfattah, Ahmed M. Khalafallah, Nabil A. Kartam

Digital Program consists of the e-proceedings book which is available online-only and includes the conference communications (proceedings abstracts and papers). Registered participants can access the digitally available conference proceedings ( and certificates ) by visiting their profile pages.

Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering
Communications Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Computing Intelligence
Control, Robotics, and Automation
Digital Media Technology
Electrical Engineering
Electronics and Systems Engineering
Information Technology
Signal Processing and Telecommunication
Software Engineering
Visual Languages and Computing

Abstracts/Full-Text Paper Submission Deadline		February 15, 2021
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection		March 01, 2021
Final Paper (Camera Ready) Submission & Early Bird Registration Deadline		March 05, 2021
Conference Dates		April 05-06, 2021

Lourdes Margain	Universidad Politécnica de Aguascalientes, MX
Luis Manuel Callejas Saenz	Universidad Politecnica de Pachuca, MX
Ezendu Ariwa	University of Bedfordshire, UK
Elhadj Benkhelifa	Staffordshire University, UK
John Kanyaru	Heriot - Watt University, UK
Vishal Barot	Loughborough University, UK
Mohammed Rezaul Karim	Guildhall College, UK
Zaigham Mahmood	University of Derby, UK
Sue Feldman	University of Alabama, US
Lekshmy Sankar	University of Denver, US
Aziz Fellah	Northwest Missouri State University, US
Daniel Glauber	Knowledge Management Assessment Group, US
Cheer-Sun Yang	West Chester University, US
Chao Wang	Louisiana State University, US
Sandeep Reddivari	University of North Florida, US
Katherine Payne	Brigham Young University, US
James Nelson	New Mexico State University, US
Ping Wang	University of Maryland University College, US
Ronald Gonzales	National University, US
Antonios Marsellos	University of Florida, US
Gurmukh Singh	Fredonia State University, US
Suresh Kamath	MetLife Inc, US
Mengyu Qiao	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, US
Kathy A. Smart Kathy A. Smart	University of North Dakota, US
Zhinan Zhou	Samsung Telecommunications America, US
Amogh Kavimandan	The Mathworks Inc., US
Wan D. Bae	University of Wisconsin-Stout, US
Joo Tan	Kutztown University, US
Lawrence Jones	University of Washington, US
Fangyang Shen Ali	Northern New Mexico College, US

Participation Type	Early Registration Ticket Fees	Registration Ticket Fees
Non-Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration	€ 350	€ 400
Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration	€ 300	€ 350
Listener Registration	€ 250	€ 300
Additional Paper Publication	€ 100

All conference materials and services will be delivered digitally to the participant with the online conference management system. Conference registration includes the following digital materials and services:

e-certificates [for Authors: Certificate of Attendance and Presentation; for Listeners: Certificate of Attendance; for Chairs: Certificate of Attendance and Appreciation; for Presenters: Certificate of Best Presentation (if conferred based appraisal)]
e-program
e-book
e-name badge
e-receipt
e-presentation

Presentation Types:

Physical presentation is an oral conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.
Digital presentation is a digital conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.

Early Bird Registration

Early Bird registration was valid until 2021-03-05 23:59:59

Online Credit Card Processing

Online payment option available for author and listener delegates.
Conference participants can make online credit card payments for conference registration fees.