CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS
Continued Rise of the Cloud: Advances and Trends in Cloud Computing Edited by: Professor Zaigham Mahmood (Univ of Derby UK, NUST Islamabad Pakistan, NW Univ S Africa) To be published by Springer in 2014 Chapter Proposal Submission Deadline: 1 May 2013 Full Chapter Submission Deadline: 15 Aug 2013 1. Introduction Cloud computing is an emerging paradigm that promises numerous benefits. As a result, enterprises are positioning themselves to take advantage of the new paradigm. However, there are also inherent issues and concerns. Some of these relate to security, interoperability, vendor lock-in and lack of open standards. There are also numerous related topics that have become the focus of research activity. In this context, much work is being undertaken and reported on topics, as mentioned in Section 2 below. 2. Suggested Topics The topics relevant to the proposed book include: · cloud interoperability · identity and access management (IAM) · cloud bridging · big data · cloud brokerage services · Inter-cloud integration · internet of clouds · cloud security mechanisms · cloud patterns · open standards · open clouds · ‘cloud as a service’ · Current advances and emerging trends in cloud computing 3. Aim and Objectives The aim of the proposed book is to report and discuss topics, as mentioned above, to benefit other researchers and practitioners as well as to advance the existing body of knowledge in this new emerging paradigm. The objectives are: · To capture the state-of-the-art research and practice · To discuss recent advances and trends To discuss and analyse the implications of new cloud paradigms · To identify further research directions and technologies · To explore limitations and barriers To discuss and establish best practices · To present analyses and results of the latest research. 4. Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit 1-2 page chapter proposals clearly stating the objective, scope and structure of the proposed chapters - by the deadline mentioned above. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified within two weeks (in most cases) and given guidelines for full chapter preparation. Completed chapters should be approximately 10,000 words or 20 pages in length – longer chapters will also be acceptable. Full chapters will be reviewed following a double-blind peer review process to ensure relevance, quality and high information content. Proposals (and full chapters, after the acceptance of the proposal), in the form of WORD files, should be sent to: [email protected] 5. Important dates · Chapter proposals due date: 1 May 2013 · Full chapters due date: 15 Aug 2013 · Chapter reviews feedback due date: 1 Sept 2013 · Revised chapters due date: 1 Oct 2013 · Manuscript delivery to publishers: Early 2014 For Enquiries: Please contact the editor: Zaigham Mahmood at [email protected] .------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ IEEE Communications Society Tech. Committee on Computer Communications (TCCC) - for discussions on computer networking and communication. [email protected] https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc
