{"id":72786,"date":"2017-12-29T16:11:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-30T02:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=72786"},"modified":"2019-03-18T16:14:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T02:14:42","slug":"hicss-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/12\/29\/hicss-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Top global IT<\/abbr> scholars and professionals to attend Hawai\u02bbi conference"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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More than 1,000 of the world\u2019s top academics, researchers and practitioners in computer science and information technology will gather at the Hilton Waikoloa Village in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> County for the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> International Conference on System Sciences<\/a> (HICSS), January 2–6, 2018.<\/p>\n

Sponsored by the Shidler College of Business<\/a> at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a>, the conference will cover trending topics and future concepts that may lead to the next big technological discovery in the world. The conference will feature 10 research tracks and 33 symposia, workshops and tutorials on topics such as digital transformation, big data, cybersecurity, cognitive computer and smart toys.<\/p>\n

“Many of HICSS<\/abbr>\u2019 past papers have contributed to discoveries in information technologies and scientific knowledge in the information systems industry,” said Tung Bui<\/strong><\/a>, HICSS<\/abbr> conference chair and a professor of informational technology management at the Shidler College of Business.<\/p>\n

“Early research theories and models of the Internet, drones, social media, human technology, etc., were all discussed at HICSS<\/abbr> years before its debut. Its influence will continue to strongly shape the future direction of technology research in the world,” Bui said.<\/p>\n

HICSS<\/abbr> is the top conference in terms of citations according to Google Scholar. Approximately 600 papers will be presented through 139 sessions. This year\u2019s conference will feature two keynote speakers: Inhi Suh, general manager of IBM<\/abbr> Collaboration Solutions presenting “Cognitive Computing and the Future” and Larry Smarr, founding director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, presenting “Toward a Global Research Platform for Big Data Analysis.”<\/p>\n

The proceedings of the 2018 conference are available online.<\/a><\/p>\n

More about the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> International Conference on System Sciences<\/h2>\n

Over the past five decades, HICSS<\/abbr> has built a distinguished reputation as the premier forum for the exchange of ideas in the information systems (IS) industry. It is one of the longest-running general-purpose scientific conferences in the world and is recognized for its ability to bring together top IS<\/abbr> academics and professionals from more than 1,000 universities in an interactive working environment.<\/p>\n

Throughout its 50-year history, HICSS<\/abbr> has promoted technological innovations and has advanced the research and development in the IS<\/abbr> and technology fields publishing approximately 19,000 refereed papers. HICSS<\/abbr> has also featured renowned researchers and practitioners from the technology industry who served as keynote speakers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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