Dear participants, dear authors,

from today you can access the proceedings of the 27th IT Conference published on the website in electronic format at the link "Conference proceedings". Even earlier, all papers in English were uploaded to the IEEE Xplore database. Respecting the rules of the IEEE, the proceedings contains only abstracts of papers that are in the IEEE database.

Dear participants, dear authors,

papers written in English and presented at the 27th IT conference are available through the IEEE Xplore: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/10078412/proceeding.

We wish you good health, lots of new ideas and happiness, and that we meet again and socialize under the auspices of Durmitor and our conference.  More...

The XXVII International Scientific and Professional Conference "Information Technologies - Present and Future" was traditionally held in Žabljak from February 15 to 18, 2023. The Conference was held in the organization of: University of Montenegro - Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Donja Gorica - Faculty of Information Systems and Technologies, IT Society Montenegro, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Organizational Sciences, IEEE Association and IEEE Section for Serbia and Montenegro, with the full support of the company Čikom from Podgorica. Presentations of submitted papers and sessions were realized in person with more than 150 participants in hotels "Gorske oči" and "Žabljak" but also online.
Authors from 18 countries took part in the conference: Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Indonesia, France, Turkey, South African Republic, Saudi Arabia, USA, Japan, Cyprus, Iraq, Bahrain, Germany and Greece. The number of submitted papers was 61, of which 47 were accepted, which were reviewed and selected on the basis of the complete paper. According to the total number of papers presented, 39 were presented in English, while 8 papers were presented in local language. Topics from various fields were covered, such as problems related to the use of wireless sensor networks, social media user behavior, QR code encryption, as well as image processing software. Presentations were also held on the topic of communications in maritime security, navigation and tracking of a set path in autonomous underwater vehicles, optimization and approximation in various applications, as well as digital signal processing. Papers were also presented that predominantly dealt with topics related to artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as several papers that dealt with watermarking, electronic services and energy topics.
A special session was dedicated to presentations of the EuroCC2 project - National Competence Centers for HPC, FoodHub Center of Excellence, two H2020-MSCA projects TRACEWINDU and ODDEA, H2020 projects NI4OS-Europe and DEMETER, Horizon Europe FishEUTrust, Eureka TRADE, Erasmus DigNest and IPA HPC4S3ME.
As part of the XXVII scientific-professional conference, those present had the opportunity to participate in workshops, panels and trainings in the field of artificial intelligence, but also to hear about standardization in information technologies and cyber security. Various views of the recent Ransomware and other Internet attacks that hit many countries, including Montenegro, were presented. The current topic caused a lively exchange of opinions, which resulted in illuminating many aspects of this complex issue.
Traditionally, the conference was successfully completed for the twenty-seventh year in a row, where it fulfilled its goal by pointing out the importance of a multidisciplinary overview of current affairs and networking of a large number of experts and young researchers in the field of information and communication technologies.
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The third day of the Conference started with parallel sections in the hotels "Žabljak" and "Gorske oči". In both sections, the authors presented papers that predominantly dealt with topics related to artificial intelligence and machine learning, and several papers were also presented that dealt with watermarking, electronic services, and energy topics.
After the end of the sections dedicated to scientific and professional papers, in the hall of the "Gorske oči" hotel, professor Đorđe Krivokapić and his colleagues realized a workshop and a lecture that represented an inspiring introduction to the panel held in the afternoon. Within the panel, various views and reviews of recent Ransomware and other Internet attacks that have hit many countries, including Montenegro, were presented. The current topic provoked a lively exchange of opinions, which resulted in illuminating many aspects of this complex issue.
The conference was concluded in a traditional way: with participants socializing with music, dance and song, until late into the night. The band Pljevaljski tamburaši were responsible for the good atmosphere, and the offer of the National Restaurant on the Crno jezero contributed to the satisfaction of the participants.  More...

On the second day of the XXVII Scientific-Professional Conference "Information Technologies - Present and Future", two sections were held in parallel in the morning hours both in the hotel "Zabljak" and the hotel "Gorske oci". The audience in the hall of the "Zabljak" hotel had the opportunity to hear presentations by authors on topics from various fields.
Visitors of the hall in "Gorske oci" hotel had the opportunity to attend a workshop on digitization in the field of health and agriculture within the Erasmus+ project DigNest, with examples of good practice on the development of innovations on the international market. The workshop was opened by prof. dr. Ramo Sendelj from the University of Donja Gorica, followed by the presentations of prof. dr. Laszlo Bokor, from the Budapest University for Technology and Economics from Budapest and prof. dr. Christoph Reich from Furtwagen University in Germany.
Examples of advanced digital solutions were presented by representatives of ComTrade from Serbia and ARCTUR from Slovenia, while representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management presented initiatives at the national level that support digitization and the development of innovations.
The plenary part of the program continued with training for the development of competences in the field of internet of things and artificial intelligence within the framework of the ANSO project InnovateYourFuture held by the NCC Montenegro team. The training included an introduction to artificial intelligence and, more specifically, the part of artificial intelligence - machine learning - the framework by which machine learning models are developed, as well as the steps that need to be taken in this process. In further continuation, the focus of the training was on the demonstration of the data preparation process and the creation of the machine learning model itself. In addition to that, the way in which images are represented on the computer during training of models for computer vision was shown. A practical example of using the popular CVAT and Roboflow tools to prepare and annotate a data set consisting of balloon images was also presented. The result was a new data set that one of the participants used to train the Detectron2 model for detecting balloons in images. This part offered training to participants and a concrete example of the entire process of creating a machine learning model.
The training also included the presentation of Edge IoT technologies and the detection of objects on videos. The technologies used for this purpose were presented as well as two videos where the detection of people wearing masks was performed. Briefly presented were also the ways we can transfer trained machine learning models to Edge IoT devices. As part of the training, real-time detection was shown using the Jetson card and camera.
At the very end of the second day of the conference, the representatives of the Institute for Standardization of Montenegro (ISME), Zoran Glomazic, director and Ivana Vlahovic, Department for Standards in the field of electrical engineering, gave a presentation. Those present had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the fulfillment of obligations arising from the requirements of the Agreement on Technical Recommendations on Trade of the World Trade Organization. ISME was presented, which meets the requirements and strives to become a full member of international and European organizations, and those present had the opportunity to hear about standardization in information technologies and cyber security. The Institute for Standardization of Montenegro has 16 technical committees that participate in the process of adopting MEST standards from various fields.
About 100 participants took part in the activities of the second day of the conference, which during the breaks could also enjoy the sun and snow-bathed Durmitor mountains.
Following the good old custom, the working day was brought to an end in good company and a pleasant atmosphere.
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We are pleased to inform you that the Program of the 27th IT Conference and the schedule of sections is posted on the site within the links "Conference program" and "Sections schedule".

We would like to inform you that you can follow the work of the Conference via a videoconference link. Authors of papers will be able to present their papers using the ZOOM video conferencing system. Access links are posted on the Conference website, within the links "Section schedule" and "Conference program". More detailed information is published on the website or you can get it from the technical secretary at it@ac.me.
In order for a user to use the ZOOM video conferencing system, the computer must have:
- standard web browser,
- webcam and headphones with microphone and
- Internet connection

Authors who will present their papers are asked to pay special attention to the "INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRESENTATION OF PAPERS", and for any additional information you can contact the mail it@ac.me.  More...

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRESENTATION OF PAPERS

• The registration fee is required for participants whose papers were accepted for presentation at the Conference.


• Paper may present one of the authors if the registration fee has been paid.


• If paper is not presented it will not be found in the Proceedings of IT 2023. Papers written in English accepted for publication in IEEE Xplore database will be published in the Proceedings only as Abstract.


• Each paper must be present within time slot of 10 minutes and an additional 5 minutes for questions and answers.


• Authors can present papers and follow the Conference through the ZOOM video conferencing system. Links to access the video conferencing are posted on the website of the Conference, under the link "Sections schedule". Each section has its own link.


• The author who presents the paper must enroll the corresponding section 10 minutes prior to the beginning and contact the chairman.


• Authors are strongly advised to send a scanned copy of conference fees payment proof, because communication between banks can be very slow and consequently we could have not a valid information.

Any additional information can be found at web site of Conference or contact us.

Thank you for your participation.

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Lectures and round table discussions will be organized at the Conference on trends in the development of information and communication technologies in the world, as well as current events in this field in Montenegro. Special session dedicated to project presentations will include EuroCC2 project – National Competence Centres for HPC, two H2020-MSCA projects TRACEWINDU and ODDEA, H2020 projects NI4OS-Europe and DEMETER, Horizon Europe FishEUTrust, Eureka TRADE, Erasmus DigNest, and others.

The conference will include: a short course for Edge AI in IoT solutions, an HPC workshop with application, workshop on responding to information security incidents involving ransomware attacks, a panel on ATP attacks, a presentation of the European cloud of open science and the results of successful international projects. This year, a student workshop will also be held as part of the DigNEST project, which will focus on IT innovations in the field of health and agriculture. In addition to the above mentioned, the papers that have arrived and refer to topics from these areas will also be presented at the Conference.

All those interested can follow the activities at the Conference online as well, through the video conference access links available on the website of the Conference.

You can download the conference program using the following link.  More...

We are pleased to invite you to the 27th International Scientific-Professional Information Technology Conference 2023 which will take place in Žabljak from February 15th until 18th. Presentations of authors` papers and plenary sessions will be held in COMBINED mode (live and online), so authors and participants can choose the way of participation. The upcoming IT 2023 conference is supported by the IEEE and IEEE Regional Section for Serbia and Montenegro. In order to improve the visibility and rating of the papers, the authors are encouraged to use English language when submitting their manuscripts. Only papers written in English will be submitted to the IEEE for publication in IEEE Xplore.
The conference will include: a short course for Edge AI in IoT solutions, a workshop on HPC and Applications, a presentation of the European cloud of open science and the results of successful international projects.

Papers submitted for presentation at the Conference will be reviewed and selected based on the complete manuscript. Accepted papers may be presented as part of oral or poster section at this Conference. Papers should be written according to the instructions available at: http://www.it.ac.me/eng/.

In agreement with the Organizational Committee of the Conference, interested are invited to propose and organize presentations for their scientific-research, professional, development, and production projects and achievements.

We wish you happy and cheerful upcoming holidays and we look forward to seeing you at the Conference!  More...

27th International Information Technology Conference IT 2023 will be held from February 15th until February 18th in Žabljak. Conference shall host lectures and round table discussions about development trends in the field of information and communication technologies, as well as actual problems in this field in Montenegro.

In agreement with the Organizing Committee of the Conference, interested institutions are invited to organize presentations of their scientific, research, professional, development and production projects and achievements.

Papers submitted for presentation at the Conference shall be reviewed and selected based on the full paper. Papers should be written according to the instructions you can download here:

- Instructions.doc.

We expect your support, suggestions and participation at the upcoming IT conference.  More...

Will you attend IT2023?
Yes
Votes: 124
Percent: 79.5 %  
No
Votes: 32
Percent: 20.5 %