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1 Contribution Title (Times New Roman 14)

2 First Author (First Name + Family Name)1, Second Author (First Name + Family
3 Name)2, Third Author (First Name + Family Name)3 , ….., ….., ….. and Last Author
4 (First Name + Family Name)6 (Full and complete names! No abbreviation of names is
5 allowed! And please do not inverse names… Family Name goes always 2nd… Please
6 use Times New Roman 10)

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Princeton University, Princeton NJ 08544, USA (Times New Roman 9)
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University of Sfax, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia
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Springer Publishing, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
10 corresponding-author-only@gmail.com (Courier 9)

11 Abstract. The abstract should summarize the content of the paper in short
12 terms, i.e. 200 to 600 Max! Please insert it here (Times New Roman 9).

14 As you write your abstract, break it down into different components. Think of
15 the abstract-making task as writing a very brief peer-reviewed paper. It should
16 include the following:
17 • Context/Purpose: One to two sentences explaining why you studied this
18 particular topic and what is significant about it. Has past research been
19 done? How does your research add to existing knowledge?
20 • Methods: One to two sentences outlining the methods you used to con-
21 duct your research. How did you collect your data? How did you process
22 your data?
23 • Results: Three to four sentences about what you found through your re-
24 search.
25 • Interpretation: Up to four sentences discussing those findings. What do
26 the results mean?
27 • Conclusion: One sentence summarizing what you have learned from your
28 research and why it is significant.

29 Keywords: First Keyword, Second Keyword, Third Keyword, Fourth Key-

30 word, Fifth Keyword (Times New Roman 9).

31 1 Introduction (Times New Roman 12)

32 Please insert here a very short Introduction (Times New Roman 10). Please note that
33 the first paragraph is not indented. The first paragraph that follows a table, figure,
34 equation etc. does not have an indent, either.
35 Subsequent paragraphs, however, are indented (here insert the second paragraph).

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36 2 Settings or Methods or Materials and Methods or … etc.

37 (Times New Roman 12)

38 Please insert here the Second Section (Times New Roman 10). Please note that the
39 first paragraph is not indented. The first paragraph that follows a table, figure, equa-
40 tion etc. does not have an indent, either.
41 Subsequent paragraphs, however, are indented (here insert the second paragraph).

42 3 Results (Times New Roman 12)

43 3.1 Results (Subsection Sample / Only if needed!) (Times New Roman 10)

44 Please insert here the Third Section (Times New Roman 10). Please note that the first
45 paragraph of a section or subsection is not indented. The first paragraphs that follows
46 a table, figure, equation etc. does not have an indent, either.
47 Subsequent paragraphs, however, are indented (here insert the second paragraph).
48 3.2 Results (Subsection Sample / Only if needed!) (Times New Roman 10)

49 Please insert here the Third Section (Times New Roman 10). Please note that the first
50 paragraph of a section or subsection is not indented. The first paragraphs that follows
51 a table, figure, equation etc. does not have an indent, either.
52 Subsequent paragraphs, however, are indented (here insert the second paragraph).
53 Please see below how to insert Table 1 and Fig. 1 in the text.

54 Table 1. Table captions should be placed above the tables (Times New Roman 9).

Results Results Results

Results Results Results

Results Results Results
Results Results Results
Results Results Results
Results Results Results

55 Displayed equations are centered and set on a separate line.

56 x+y=z (1)

57 Please try to avoid rasterized images for line-art diagrams and schemas. Whenever
58 possible, use vector graphics instead (see Fig. 1).

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60 Fig. 1. A figure caption is always placed below the illustration. Short captions are centered,
61 while long ones are justified. The macro button chooses the correct format automatically
62 (Times New Roman 9).
63 3.3 Results (Subsection Sample / Only if needed!) (Times New Roman 10)

64 Please insert here the Third Section (Times New Roman 10). Please note that the first
65 paragraph of a section or subsection is not indented. The first paragraphs that follows
66 a table, figure, equation etc. does not have an indent, either.
67 Subsequent paragraphs, however, are indented (here insert the second paragraph).

68 4 Discussion (Times New Roman 12)

69 Please insert here the Fourth Section Discussion which should be the most detailed
70 section (Times New Roman 10). Please note that the first paragraph of a section or
71 subsection is not indented. The first paragraphs that follows a table, figure, equation
72 etc. does not have an indent, either.
73 Subsequent paragraphs, however, are indented (here insert the second paragraph).
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75 5 Conclusions (Times New Roman 12)

76 Please insert here the Fifth Section (Times New Roman 10). Please note that the first
77 paragraph of a section or subsection is not indented. The first paragraphs that follows
78 a table, figure, equation etc. does not have an indent, either.
79 Subsequent paragraphs, however, are indented (here insert the second paragraph).
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81 For citations of references in the text, we prefer the use of square brackets and consecutive
82 numbers. Citations using labels or the author/year convention are also acceptable. The follow -
83 ing bibliography provides a sample reference list with entries for journal articles [1], a book
84 chapter [2], a book [3], proceedings without editors [4], as well as a URL [5].

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85 References (Times New Roman 12)

86 1. Author, F.: Article title. Journal 2(5), 99–110 (2016).
87 2. Author, F., Author, S.: Title of a proceedings paper. In: Editor, F., Editor, S. (eds.)
88 CONFERENCE 2016, LNCS, vol. 9999, pp. 1–13. Springer, Heidelberg (2016).
89 3. Author, F., Author, S., Author, T.: Book title. 2nd edn. Publisher, Location (1999).
90 4. Author, F.: Contribution title. In: 9th International Proceedings on Proceedings, pp. 1–2.
91 Publisher, Location (2010).
92 5. ASTI Homepage, http://www.springer.com/ASTI, last accessed 2016/11/21.
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94 IMPORTANT: Please carefully read “Submission / Author Guidelines” on the conference
95 website before preparing your paper and do not exceed 4 pages. If you need to reach 5 pages,
96 an approval of the conference manager should be requested in advance.