IEEE Mobile Cloud 2018 - Call for Papers
The 6th IEEE International Conference on
Mobile Cloud Computing, Services, and Engineering
Bamberg, Germany March 26 - March 29, 2018
Deadlines:
Workshop proposal submission: October 15, 2017
Tutorial proposal submission: October 15, 2017
Paper submission: November 15, 2017
The integration of mobile computing and cloud services and engineering
enables
new applications that provide resouces and services on an intelligent
basis,
process big data collected from mobile sensors, and support Internet of
things
(IoT) with massive cloud-based backend. Such applications will have
tremendous
impacts on almost every aspect of our daily life, including
transportation,
e-commerce, healthcare, safety and location privacy, smart home and smart
city,
social interaction, and many more.
This conference will provide a great platform to allow researchers in
academia
and industry to share their latest research ideas and results,
development
activities, and the emerging industry technologies on mobile cloud
computing,
services, and engineering. The conference solicits original technical
papers,
not previously published and not currently under review for publication
elsewhere.
Papers will be judged on originality, significance, clarity, relevance,
and
correctness. Extended versions of the best papers will be invited for
fast-track
publication in a planned Special Issue on Mobile Cloud Computing of the
IEEE
Cloud Computing Magazine.
SCOPE
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Theory, Modeling and Methodologies
Mobile cloud computing models, architectures, and platforms
Formal methods for mobile cloud system design and analysis
Testing methodologies for mobile cloud services and applications
Engineering on-demand mobile cloud systems and services
Design of energy-saving mobile cloud protocols
Cloud-IoT integration, cloud-centric IoT and software defined IoT
Mobile crowdsensing models and associated platforms
Mobile cloud resource management, provisioning, and migration
Mobile-aware cloud data management and data retrieval
Mobile cloud data centers, storage, and networking technologies for 5G
Mobile artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning
Virtualization techniques for mobile cloud computing and services
Security, reliability and privacy for mobile cloud computing
Applications and Industry Practice
Mobile multimedia and mobile social community services
Cloud-assisted human-centered applications based on wearable devices
Mobile commerce and cloud-based marketplace
Intuitive user interfaces for cloud-based mobile applications
Mobile cloud enabled pervasive learning and education
Research case studies and experimental reports
Industry reports on experience and lessons learned
Standardization on mobile clouds
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
General Chairs:
Luca Foschini (University of Bologna, Italy)
Haiping Xu (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA)
Program Chairs:
Peter Ruppel (Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany)
Burak Kantarci (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Toru Kobayashi (Nagasaki University, Japan)
Local Chair
Wirtz, Guido (University of Bamberg, Germany)
Finance Chair
Jerry Gao (San Jose State University, USA)
Publicity Chairs
Stefano Chessa (University of Pisa, Italy)
Habib M. Ammari (Taif University, Saudi Arabia)
Ahmet Sekercioglu (Monash University, Australia)
Publication Chair
Lei Ma (Chiba University, Japan)
Web Chair
James Wu (San Jose State University, USA)
IMPORTANT DATES
Workshop proposal submission: October 15, 2017
Tutorial proposal submission: October 15, 2017
Paper submission: November 15, 2017
Author notification: December 22, 2017
Camera-ready submission and conference registration: January 31, 2018
Conference: March 26 - March 29, 2018
PAPER SUBMISSION
Papers must be written in English. Manuscript must include a title, an
abstract
with 200-250 words, and a list of 4-6 keywords. Each paper is limited to 8
pages
normally, including tables, figures and references. All papers must be
prepared
in the IEEE double column proceedings format. Please see
http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html
Each paper will be reviewed by at least three TPC members. Authors must
submit
their manuscripts using the EasyChair conference system, please follow
this
EasyChair link: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeemobilecloud2018
PAPER PUBLICATION
All accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press
(EI-Index)
and included in IEEE Digital Library. For publication, each accepted paper
is
required to be registered at full rate by one of its authors, and at least
one
author is required to attend and present the paper at the conference for
the
paper to be included in the final technical program and the IEEE Digital
Library.
The length of camera-ready papers will be limited to 8 pages with no
surcharge.
Up to 2 additional pages may be purchased with extra page fee upon the
approval
of the Program Chairs.
WORKSHOP/TUTORIAL PROPOSALS SUBMISSION
IEEE Mobile Cloud 2018 will host multiple one-day or half-day workshops
in
conjunction with the main conference; topics of interest include any
major
research area associated with mobile cloud middleware and applications,
as
well as relevant large-scale experiences (from academic/industry projects)
in the field. The proposed workshops should focus on fostering discussion
among participants as well as community building. A workshop proposal
should
contain at least the following information:
Name and possible acronym of the workshop
Motivation and rationale for the workshop
Draft call-for-papers, including introduction and topics of the workshop
A list of program committee (PC) members
IEEE Mobile Cloud 2017 seeks half-day tutorial proposals, which should
provide
clear and focused teaching material covering new and emerging topics related
to
the main conference. A tutorial proposal should describe concisely the
content,
importance, and timeliness of the tutorial, as well as the targeted
potential
audience.
Workshop and tutorial proposals must be submitted via email to the
Program
Chairs.
