A. OPEN SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES

• Smart, Adaptive & Intelligent Systems Technologies
• Automation & Robotics
• Information Retrieval & Knowledge Management
• Embedded & Real-Time Systems
• Processor Architectures
• Parallel & Distributed Systems
• Grid & Cloud Computing

B. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND TOOLS

• Programming Languages
• Operating Systems
• Software Requirements Engineering
• Product / Systems Integration
• Critical Systems Specification
• Software Testing and Analysis
• Models of Reuse
• Agile Development
• User Interface Design & Human Factors
• Usability, Scalability, Maintainability & Quality Issues

C. OPEN SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS

• Engineering & Industrial Applications
• Bio-Tech & Medical Applications
• Web & Content Management Applications
• Educational, e-Learning Games Applications
• AI & Neural Networks Applications
• Virtual Environments & Games Applications
• Wireless & Mobile Applications
• Remote Sensing & GIS Applications
• E-Commerce Applications
• Social Networks

D. SECURITY

• Security in Mobile Applications
• Cyber Security and Strategies
• Secure Communications
• Encryption and Cryptography
• Security and Privacy Standards
• Tools in managing security and privacy

E. OPEN SYSTEMS IN PUBLIC SECTOR

• Health Service Management & E-Health
• E-Government & e-Governance
• E-Services

F. STANDARDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

• Open Infrastructure
• Software Standards
• Communication Standards

G. BUSINESS, LICENSING AND LEGAL ISSUES

• IPR and Legal Implications in Open Systems
• Business Models & Strategies in Open Systems
• Innovation in Open Systems
• Case studies of Open Systems deployment and migration models