From June 30 to July 4, 2014, SSAU holds the international scientific conference "Perspective Information Technologies (PIT - 2014)" The conference covers the following topics: - Automated research systems - Intelligent IT systems - Information Security - Information technology of high-performance computing - Information technology and transport - Modeling and analysis of complex technical systems - Multi-agent technologies - Educational software and didactics - Artificial intelligence philosophy and transhumanismThe deadline for the application is May 15, 2014. The selection of the abstracts will be carried out by the organizing committee for each section. A volume of abstracts will be printed by the opening date of the conference. Selected presentations will be recommended for publication in "SSAU Bulletin" and "Proceedings of RAS Samara Research Center".Organizing committee Prof. Sergei A. Prokhorov, Head of Information Systems and Technology Department (IST), Chairman Associate prof. Anton V. Ivashchenko, IST Department, Vice-chairman Prof. Sergei V Vostokin, IST Department Associate prof. Valentin P Deryabkin, IST Department Associate prof. Dmitrii Elenev, IST Department Prof. Yurii M Zabolotnov , IST Department Prof. Tatiana I Mikheyeva, IST Department Prof. Aleksander Nesterov, professor of philosophy Associate prof. Olga P Soldatova - Ph.D., of ISTThe conference covers the following topics: - Automated systems research - Intelligent information systems - Information technology of high-performance computing - Information technology in transport - Modeling and analysis of complex technical systems - Multi-agent simulation technology and management - Training methods and software - Philosophy of artificial intelligence and transhumanismForms of participation • Plenary speach (15 min) • Presentation (10 min) • Attendance • Online participation with publications in the proceedingsPaper submission Papers should be emailed to the organizing committee by November 1, 2013 • paper length - 2-4 A4 pages • application form (see the attachment)Contacts 34, Moskovskoe shosse, Samara, 443086, Samara, Russia Samara State Aerospace University, Information Systems and Technologies Department Phone: +7 (846) 267-46-72 e-mail: sp.prokhorov @ gmail.com