CLOUD 2018 Call for Papers
The 11th International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD 2018)
CLOUD 2018 organizing committee invites you to participate in the 11th edition
of CLOUD, to be held on June 25 - June 30, 2018, Seattle, USA
CLOUD 2018 has obtained approval from the following journals
to organize special issues based on extended versions of top CLOUD
papers:
One Special Issue in IEEE Transactions on Services Computing (TSC) (Indexed by
SCI & EI),
Four Special Issues in Services Transactions on Cloud Computing (STCC),
One Special Issue in International Journal of Web Services Research
(JWSR)(Indexed by SCI & EI),
One Special Issue in International Journal of Business Process Integration and
Management (IJBPIM).
Selected accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions to special
issues of TSC, STCC, JWSR, and IJBPIM.
The International Conference on Web Services (CLOUD) has been a prime
international forum for both researchers and industry practitioners to exchange
the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of cloud
computing, identify emerging research topics, and define the future of cloud
computing.
Cloud Computing has become a scalable services consumption and delivery
platform in the field of Services Computing. The technical foundations of Cloud
Computing include Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Virtualizations of
hardware and software. The goal of Cloud Computing is to share resources among
the cloud service consumers, cloud partners, and cloud vendors in the cloud
value chain. The resource sharing at various levels results in various cloud
offerings such as infrastructure cloud (e.g., hardware, IT infrastructure
management), software cloud (e.g. SaaS focusing on middleware as a service, or
traditional CRM as a service), application cloud (e.g., Application as a
Service, UML modeling tools as a service, social network as a service), and
business cloud (e.g., business process as a service).
In 2018, CLOUD 2018 will co-locate with the following service-oriented sister
conferences: the 25th 2018 International Conference on Web Services (ICWS
2018), the 15th 2018 International Conference on Services Computing (SCC 2018),
the 7th International Conference on AI & Mobile Services (AIMS 2018), the
7th International Congress on Big Data BigData Congress(BigData Congress 2018),
and 2018 World Congress on Services (SERVICES 2018) The six co-located theme
topic conferences will all center around "services," while each
focusing on exploring different aspects (cloud-based services, web-based
services, business services, mobile services, Big Data-based services, and
industry-specific services and emerging service-oriented technologies). CLOUD
2018 will grow itself to continue to be the most prestigious professional
conference dedicated to cloud computing.
The technical program of CLOUD 2018 will include a Research Track, an
Application Track, and a Short Paper Track. The CLOUD 2018 tracks seeks
original, UNPUBLISHED research papers reporting substantive new work in various
aspects of cloud services. Research Track papers MUST clearly indicate their
contributions to the field of Web-based services. All papers MUST properly cite
related work in the field, such as those published in the proceedings of CLOUD,
SCC, CLOUD, SERVICES, APSCC, ECOWS, and related journals including TSC, JWSR,
IJSC, and IJBPIM (see Literature Recommendations page).
Contributions addressing all areas related to cloud computing technology,
systems, applications and business innovations are solicited. CLOUD 2018 will
organize refereed paper reviews in 10 research areas :
Cloud as a Service
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Platform as a service (PaaS) and Cloud Foudry
Software as a service (SaaS)
Storage as a service
Network as a service
Information as a service
Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud Computing Architectures
Storage ad Data Architectures
Distributed and Cloud Networking
Infrastructure Technologies
Public, Private, and Hybrid Clouds
Cloud Management and Operations
Cloud Composition, Federation, Bridging, and Bursting
Cloud Migration
Hybrid Cloud Integration
Compliance Management in Cloud
Green and Energy Management of Cloud Computing
Cloud Configuration and Capacity Management
Cloud Workload Profiling and Deployment Control
Self-service Cloud Portal, Dashboard, and Analytics
Cloud Metering and Monitoring
Service management automation
Cloud Security
Cloud Security
Data Privacy
Cloud Privacy
Security as a service
Performance, scalability, and reliability
Performance of cloud systems and applications
Cloud Availability and Reliability
Microservices based architecture
Systems software and hardware
Virtualization and Composition
Cloud Provisioning Orchestration
Architecture support for cloud computing
Data Analytics in Cloud
Analytics Applications
Scientific Computing and Data Management
Big data management and analytics
Storage, Data, and Analytics Clouds
Software Eng. Practice for Cloud
Cloud Solution Design Patterns
Cloud Programming Models
Cloud Development Tools
Service Life Cycle Manageme
Autonomic Business Process and Workflow Management in Clouds
Cloud Modeling
Cloud Applications
Large Scale Cloud Application
Innovative Cloud Applications and Experiences
Social, and Mobile Clouds
Cloud Economics
Cloud Strategy for Enterprise Business Transformation
Cloud Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Economic, Business Model of Cloud
ROI Analysis
Cloud Quality Management
Cloud Computing Consulting
Cloud Cost and Pricing
All submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by at least 3 program committee
members. Accepted and presented papers from all CLOUD tracks will appear in the
conference proceedings. Extended versions of research track papers and selected
application track papers will be invited for potential publication in the IEEE
Transactions on Services Computing (TSC), Services Transactions on Cloud
Computing, and International Journal of Business Process Integration and
Management (IJBPIM). Both TSC and JWSR are indexed by SCI and EI [Link].
Submitted Research Track and Application Track manuscripts will be limited to 8
(SCF Proceedings style) pages and REQUIRED to be formatted using the SCF
Proceedings template. Submitted Short Paper track manuscripts will be limited
to 4 (SCF Proceedings style) pages. Unformatted papers and papers beyond the
page limit may not be reviewed. Electronic submission of manuscripts (in PDF or
Word format) is required. Detailed instructions for electronic paper
preparation and submission, panel proposals, tutorial proposals, workshop
proposals, and review process can be found at Conference website.
At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register to the
conference and present the paper. One Best Paper award and one Best Student
Paper award will be granted at CLOUD 2018. The first author of the best student
paper must be a full-time student.
Manuscripts submitted to the Research Track focusing on application or solution
descriptions may be recommended to the Application Track or other tracks for
further consideration if the session slots are available.
Important Dates:
Research Track:
Abstract Submission Deadline: February 6, 2018
Full Paper Submission Due Date: February 6, 2018
Decision Notification (Electronic): April 10, 2018
Camera-Ready Copy Due Date & Pre-registration Due: April 24, 2018
Application Track:
Abstract Submission Deadline: February 6, 2018
Full Paper Submission Due Date: February 6, 2018
Decision Notification (Electronic): April 10, 2018
Camera-Ready Copy Due Date & Pre-registration Due: April 24, 2018
Short Paper Track:
Abstract Submission Deadline: February 16, 2018
Full Paper Submission Due Date: February 16, 2018
Decision Notification (Electronic): April 17, 2018
Camera-Ready Copy Due Date & Pre-registration Due: April 24, 2018
Review Policy
SCF Policy and professional ethics require that referees treat the contents of
papers under review as privileged information not to be disclosed to others
before publication. It is expected that no one with access to a paper under
review will make any inappropriate use of the special knowledge, which that
access provides. Contents of abstracts submitted to conference program
committees should be regarded as privileged as well, and handled in the same
manner. The Conference Publications Chair shall ensure that referees adhere to
this practice.
Organizers of SCF conferences are expected to provide an appropriate forum for
the oral presentation and discussion of all accepted papers. An author, in
offering a paper for presentation at a SCF conference, or accepting an
invitation to present a paper, is expected to be present at the meeting to
deliver the paper. In the event that circumstances unknown at the time of
submission of a paper preclude its presentation by an author, the program chair
should be informed on time, and appropriate substitute arrangements should be
made. In some cases it may help reduce no-shows for the Conference to require
advance registration together with the submission of the final
manuscript.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or queries on CLOUD 2018, please send email to cloud
AT ServicesSociety.org or visit http://www.thecloudcomputing.org/2018.
Please join us at SERVICES Computing Community (http://services.oc.ieee.org/). Press the "Register" button to apply
for a FREE IEEE Web Account. As a member, you will be permitted to login and
participate in the community. This invitation allows you to join a community
designed to facilitate collaboration among a group while minimizing e-mails to
your inbox. As a registered member of the Services Computing Community, you can
also access the IEEE Body of Knowledge on Services Computing [Link].
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