CALL FOR PAPERS
8th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science CLOSER
website: http://closer.scitevents.org/
March 19 - 21, 2018 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Sponsored by: INSTICC
INSTICC is Member of: WfMC and OMG
Logistics Partner: SCITEVENTS
IMPORTANT DATES:
Regular Paper Submission: October 16, 2017
Authors Notification (regular papers): December 15, 2017
Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: January 4, 2018
Scope:
The 8th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2018, focuses on the emerging area of Cloud Computing, inspired by some latest advances that concern the infrastructure, operations, and available services through the global network. Further, the conference considers as essential the link to Services Science, acknowledging the service-orientation in most current IT-driven collaborations. The conference is nevertheless not about the union of these two (already broad) fields, but about Cloud Computing where we are also interested in how Services Science can provide theory, methods and techniques to design, analyze, manage, market and study various aspects of Cloud Computing.
Emerging Enterprise Technologies are profoundly changing the way we think of IT - from economics and efficiency to process and usage models. Many organizations look to the “externalized” IT systems and services as a potential cost-savings advantage by moving internally hosted IT services to external providers. Other organizations view the “external” IT as potential disaster recovery systems or as on-demand capacity to boost business continuity and customer service levels. We need to take a closer look, discerning what emerging enterprise technologies are and how they can catalyze creativity and produce a competitive advantage. There is hence a new wave of interest in 'Externalization of IT' - anything as a service (including Software as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service), On Demand delivery, outsourcing, and so on. This emerging facilitation and way of utilizing services through IT is what we are referring to as Cloud Computing.
The five perspectives in which we are addressing the area of Cloud Computing in this conference are: (i) Cloud Computing Fundamentals; (ii) Services Science; (iii) Cloud Computing Platforms and Applications; (iv) Cloud Computing Enabling Technology, (v) Big Data as a Service.
Conference Topics:
Area 1: Services Science
Business Process Management and Web Services
Business Services Realized by IT Services
Cloud Brokering
Enterprise Architectures and Services
Cloud Workflow Management Systems
Industrial Applications of Services Science
Information and Service Economy
Internet of Services
Model-driven Web Service Engineering
Semantic and Service Web
Microservices: Atomation Deployment and Management, Resource Allocation Elasticity, Service State and Resilience
Service Innovation
Service Lifecycle Management
Service-oriented Architecture
Web Services
Service Society
Service Management
Service Platforms
Big Data Cloud Services
Area 2: Data as a Service
On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) services
NOSQL Services: Store, Visualization, Processing
Time Series Services: Databases, Dashboards
Area 3: Cloud Operations and Analytics
Cloud Management Platforms
Cloud Analytics
Cloud Reliability and Resilience
Cloud Automation
Hybrid Clouds and their Integration
Compliance Management in the Cloud
Cloud Configuration and Capacity Management
Cloud Workload Profiling and Migration
Cloud Metering and Billing
Large-scale Monitoring
Operations Excellence
Cloud Performance Analytics
Area 4: Edge Cloud and Fog Computing
Edge Cloud Orchestration
Cluster Management
Edge Cloud Network Management
Edge Cloud Data Management
IoT-Cloud Integration
Area 5: Service Modelling and Analytics
Cloud Cost Analysis
Data and Service Analytics
Service Discovery
Service Modeling and Specification
Service Monitoring and Control
Services Security and Reliability
Service Ecosystems
Service Simulation
Service Performance Analytics
Analytics and Services
Area 6: Mobile Cloud Computing
Mobile and Energy-efficient use of Clouds
Mobile and Wearable Computing Systems and Services
Mobile Cloud Architectures and Models
Mobile Cloud Networking
Mobile Commerce, Handheld Commerce and e-markets on Cloud
High Performance Computing as a Service
Area 7: Cloud Computing Fundamentals
Cloud Application Portability
Cloud Computing Architecture
Cloud Delivery Models
Cloud Deployment Models: Public/Private/Hybrid Cloud
Cloud Education
Cloud Interoperability
Cloud Risk, Challenges and Governance
Cloud Scenarios
Cloud Standards
QoS for Applications on Clouds
Energy Management
Resource Management
Privacy, Security and Trust
Federated Cloud
Area 8: Cloud Computing Platforms and Applications
Access Control
Cloud Solution Design Patterns
Cloud for Enterprise Business Transformation
Cloud Application Architectures
Cloud Application Scalability and Availability
Cloud Applications Performance and Monitoring
Cloud Economics
Cloud Middleware Frameworks
Engineering Mobile Clouds and Mobile-based Systems
Development Methods for Cloud Applications
XaaS
Cloud Services
Mobile Cloud Computing Models, Infrastructures and Approaches
Cloud Data Centers, Storage and Networking Technologies
Mobile-aware Cloud Data Management and Data Retrieval
High Performance Computing Cloud Applications ; Use cases , Experiences with HPC Clouds
Hybrid Cloud Integration
Area 9: Cloud Computing Enabling Technology
API Management
Multi-Cloud Solutions Enablement
Cloud Quality and Performance
Cloud Optimization and Automation
Cloud Resource Virtualization and Composition
Cloud Management and Operations
Green and Energy Management
High Performance Cloud Computing
Cloud Migration
Monitoring of Services, Quality of Service, Service Level Agreements
Performance Development and Management
Security, Privacy and Compliance Management
Virtualization Technologies
Container Schedulers
Application Containers
Cloud-assisted Human-centered Applications based on Wearable Computing Devices
Energy-saving Mobile Cloud Protocols
Distributed and Cloud Networking
Energy Management in Cloud Centers
CLOSER CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS:
Markus Helfert, Dublin City University, Ireland
Claus Pahl, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
CLOSER PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS:
Víctor Méndez Muñoz, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, UAB, Spain
Donald Ferguson, Columbia University, United States
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
http://closer.scitevents.org//ProgramCommittee.aspx
CLOSER Secretariat
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Tel: +351 265 520 184
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