[AISWorld] 1st IAIS Workshop on Cloud Computing Research (Free)

[Acton, Thomas]

1st IAIS Workshop on Cloud Computing Research (Free)

http://iaiswccr.eventbrite.ie

 
National University of Ireland, Galway is proud to host the first IAIS
Workshop on Cloud Computing Research (IWCCR) on Sep 27, 2013. The workshop
is supported by the Irish chapter of the Association for  Information
Systems (IAIS), the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre (Lero) and
NUI Galway's Whitaker Institute, and is being jointly delivered by the
Business Information Systems discipline and Lero at NUI Galway, and the
Cloud Computing Services Innovation Centre at Hewlett-Packard.

 
One particular focus will be on the Irish national agenda for research on
cloud computing, bringing together researchers and practitioners across
the island of Ireland.  Another focus will be on the international
research stage for cloud computing, providing a forum for the development
of research from international authors.

 
The workshop will take national and international submissions comprising
short (max. 2 pages) structured abstracts representing emerging, novel or
partially-completed research on cloud computing, and work with the
author(s) to develop the research, create an architecture for its
development, and to propose a direction for the research.

Authors will not submit full papers, nor will they present their work as
per the typical conference setting; rather they will sit with small
round-table panels comprising academics, industry practitioners and peers
to advise on further development of the authors¹ research/company
practices.  As such, this workshop is capacity-building, and suitable to
Masters or PhD students at the early stages of some research on cloud
computing, who may wish to gain advice on building their ideas into a
dissertation; academics or students who wish to develop an idea into a
full research paper; or industry persons working with cloud technologies
who wish to influence their company in cloud adoption, implementation or
strategy.

 
The workshop builds upon NUI Galway, Lero and Hewlett-Packard¹s strengths
in cloud computing.  NUI Galway¹s Masters degree in Cloud Computing
Research began in Sep 2012, and is already helping to shape the national
agenda. This new degree provides a dedicated programme of advanced
research on high-value, business-focused aspects of cloud computing. In
the current year, students from Hewlett-Packard, Cisco, Eircom and
elsewhere, are covering a number of important issues for businesses,
including a study on business success factors for cloud services, a model
for return-on-investment for strategic cloudsourcing, user interaction for
mobile cloud business applications, Irish legal considerations for cloud
strategies, user benefits of cloud services, in addition to other topics
of importance to both large businesses and small SMEs.  The university¹s
research on cloud computing has been published in international outlets,
and cloud computing has become a core part of a large SFI-funded research
team.

 
**** Important Dates ****

 
Structured Abstract submission: on or before Friday, Aug 23, 2013
Feedback to Authors: Friday, Sep 6, 2013
Workshop: Friday, Sep 27, 2013

 
**** Topics ****

 
We envisage receiving submissions across a range of cloud-related topics.
All aspects of cloud computing are encouraged, with a particular focus on
business needs, encompassing adoption, deployment, strategy, value,
impact, business models, services, and so on.  Also encouraged are
cloud-related topics such as the business management of big data, business
analytics, and future trends. Sub-topics may include, but are not limited
to:

 
· business success factors for cloud services
· business models for cloud computing
· business risks in cloud computing
· cloud financial models
· business benefits in cloud computing
· legal, jurisdictional and ethical considerations in cloud computing
· cloud computing for small- to medium enterprises
· global models for cloud computing
· cloud computing for consumers, non-profit organisations or Government
· cloud commerce
· mobile interaction with cloud services
· cloud analytics and big data
· cloud management
· cloud trust and security
· innovation in the cloud
· cloud adoption
· green clouds/cloud standards

 
**** Submission Guidelines ****

 
You are invited to submit a 2-page structured abstract. This limit of 2
pages includes title, author(s) details, and the structured abstract, and
excludes any references, appendices or graphics.  The structured abstract
should have the following sections: a) motivation (why the research is
important), b) very brief literature review (indicating what the research
builds on), c) method (how the research was/may be executed), and d)
potential contribution(s).  Submissions should be in 12-point Arial font
on A4 with 2.5cm margins, fully justified 1.5-spaced text.  Submissions
should resemble: Title (bold, title case, centred), Author details
(centred, incl. names, affiliations, email addresses, with the
corresponding author¹s email address appended by *), Abstract (non-bold),
References (non-bold, Harvard format).

 
The corresponding author should send their submission in .doc or .docx
format (not .pdf format) by email attachment to thomas.acton at nuigalway.ie,
specifying IWCCR in the email subject line.
 

Single-blind submissions will be peer-reviewed. Accepted abstracts will be
included in the workshop proceedings, which will carry an ISBN.  Author(s)
will retain copyright of their submission.

For inclusion in the proceedings, at least one author must attend the
workshop.  Please note that acceptance is based solely on the structured
abstract, there is no requirement for a full paper.  Also note that the
workshop seeks to capture new emergent work, ideas for new research, or
new cloud-based changes in organisational work practices: the workshop is
not suitable to completed research.

 
After the workshop, author(s) may be invited to submit an extended version
of their research for inclusion as a chapter in a book on emergent
research on cloud computing.  Practitioners may be invited to submit an
extended version of their abstract for inclusion in a case booklet as a
practitioner guide on cloud computing.

 
**** Costs ****

 
The workshop is FREE.  We will provide lunch and beverages, and a free
copy of the proceedings.  We will ask attendees to register online from
Sep 6 at http://iaiswccr.eventbrite.ie, so that we can gauge numbers.

 
**** Structure ****

 
The workshop will have a number of parallel sessions across one day, Fri
Sep 27, 2013.

 
**** Organisation ****

 
Chairs: 

 
Dr. Tom Acton, Business Information Systems, J.E. Cairnes School of
Business & Economics & The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre
(Lero), NUI Galway, Ireland

 
Dr. Chris Coughlan, Hewlett-Packard, Software Professional Services, Cloud
Computing Services Innovation Centre, Galway, Ireland

 
Dr. Lorraine Morgan, J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics & The
Irish Software Engineering Research Centre (Lero), NUI Galway, Ireland

 
**** Web ****

 
http://iaiswccr.eventbrite.ie
 
 


Regards,
Tom

Dr. Tom Acton
Business Information Systems
J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
National University of Ireland Galway
Ireland

t: +353 (0)91 493 806
e: thomas.acton at nuigalway.ie

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