[AISWorld] Call for Papers: IEEE CLOUD 2014

[Nuno Laranjeiro]

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******IEEE CLOUD has been identified as the Top Cloud-Focused IEEE Conference*********
The 7th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD 2014)
June 27 - July 2, 2014, Hilton Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Conference rate: $159/night (In-room Internet access included) (vs. $309/night public rate) 

Theme: Cloud-based Services (http://www.thecloudcomputing.org/2014)

General Chairs
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Alan Sussman, University of Maryland, USA
Liana L. Fong, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA

Program Chair
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Carl Kesselman, Southern California University, USA

Sponsored by IEEE
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-All full papers will be invited to submit extended papers to be published at open-access International Journal of Cloud Computing (IJCC).  
-Best paper and Best student paper will be automatically invited to turn in extended versions to be published by the IEEE Transactions on Services Computing (TSC). 
-Other selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions to International Journal of Web Services Research (JWSR) and International 
Journal of Business Process Integration and Management (IJBPIM). TSC and JWSR are SCI & EI indexed. 
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CLOUD 2014 will have a Research Track, an Applications & Experience Track, an Industry Track, and a Work-in-Progress Track.

CLOUD 2014 invites original papers addressing all areas related to cloud computing technology, systems, applications and business innovations.

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
 - Cloud Computing Architectures and Cloud Solution Design Patterns 
 - Infrastructure, Platform, Application, Business, Social, and Mobile Clouds 
 - Storage, Data, and Analytics Clouds 
 - Self-service Cloud Portals, Dashboards, and Analytics 
 - Security, Privacy, and Compliance Management for Public, Private, and Hybrid Clouds 
 - Cloud Quality Management and Service Level Agreement (SLA) 
 - Cloud Configuration, Performance, and Capacity Management 
 - Cloud Workload Profiling and Deployment Control 
 - Cloud Software Patch and License Management 
 - Cloud Migration 
 - Cloud Composition, Federation, Bridging, and Bursting 
 - Cloud Resource Virtualization and Composition 
 - Cloud Provisioning Orchestration 
 - High Performance Cloud Computing 
 - Cloud Programming Models and Paradigms 
 - Autonomic Business Process and Workflow Management in Clouds 
 - Cloud DevOps 
 - Green Cloud Computing 
 - Innovative Cloud Applications and Experiences 
 - Economic, Business and ROI Models for Cloud Computing 
 - Cloud Computing Consulting
 
Important dates:
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Paper Submission Due Date: January 15, 2014
Decision Notification (Electronic): February 28, 2014
Camera-Ready Copy Due Date & Pre-registration Due: March 15, 2014 
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