[AISWorld] *FINAL CALL!!* Call for Chapter Proposals: Wireless Grid Edgeware: Mobile Cloud Theory and Architecture for Secure "Internet of Things" Service

[Tyson Brooks]

*FINAL CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS*

Dr. Lee W. McKnight & Dr. Tyson T. Brooks Syracuse University iSchool, Editors

Chapter Submission Deadline: February 15, 2014
Revised Final Chapters Due: March 15, 2014

Introduction

Wireless communication technologies are advancing at a high rate, enabling
real-time multimedia and sensor services provided by mobile broadband
Internet on various devices creating a grid network of 'Internet of Things'
(IoT). The IoT paradigm and machine to machine communication and control are
rapidly gaining ground in wireless telecommunications. Wireless grid
platforms enable heterogeneous resource discovery and sharing through the
formation of wireless grid virtual networks. Wireless grids are dynamic
virtual cognitive networks that exist only while they are in use. Users are
able to share and manage available and accessible hardware and software
resources through 'Edgeware' applications. Edgeware refers to the software
capability to deploy network 'edge' devices (aka nodes) as acting servers,
hence the 'serverless' or 'infrastructureless' logic of the architecture.
Wireless grid platforms and Edgeware components are beginning to build the
foundations for IoT architectures. The last few years have experienced a
rapid growth in research on Wireless Grids and Edgeware communications and
networks, confirming the scalability and extensibility of the core concepts,
and high energy, network, and economic efficiency potential of the approach.
Researchers and science-practitioners are currently envisioning different
properties of wireless grids and Edgeware networks for future IoT
architectures. The expectations are increasing about what the current and
future generations of wireless grids, Edgeware technology and IoT
architectures can do to enable a wide range of novel applications and
organizational business models.

Objective of the Book

The objective of the book is to increase the visibility of current research
and emergent trends in theory, application, architecture and security in
Wireless Grid Edgeware networks and IoT architectures based on theoretical
aspects and studies of practical applications. This book will cover
fundamental to advanced concepts necessary to grasp Wireless Grids, Edgeware
and IoT current issues, challenges and solutions as well as future trends in
IoT infrastructures. In addition, the educational value of this book is to
aim at serving as a virtual and effective bridge between academic research
on theory, and science-practitioners work with Wireless Grids, Edgeware and
IoT technology. Furthermore it is anticipated that this work will be a
primary source of reading and key textbook for students wishing to become
involved in Wireless Grids, Edgeware and IoT research.  Additionally, the
book is to gather the knowledge and experience of expert researchers who
work in the area of wireless networks, clouds, grids, IoT and information
systems and elicit their knowledge in a collaboration that leads to an
edited book that will be one of the first of its kind. The consecutive
chapters of this book will present topics related to the actual Wireless
Grids, Edgeware and IoT architectures that work together to carry out
coordinated functions. The chapters will also present new theory and
applications devoted to the improvement and development of Wireless Grids,
Edgeware and IoT networks

Target Audience

The target audience of this book will be composed of researchers,
professionals and students working in the field of wireless technologies,
information system theory, systems engineering, security system designers,
university professors and researchers involved in Wireless Grids, Edgeware
and IoT related networking. Through a collection of essays, the book will be
written for graduate students, researchers, academics, and industry
practitioners who want to improve their understanding of the latest
developments of Wireless Grids, Edgeware and IoT networks.  The book will
include a section of chapters on the fundamentals of Wireless Grids,
Edgeware and IoT networks so that the general readers can readily grasp the
core ideas in this area of research, and increasingly, application.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  *   Wireless Grid Edgeware networks and architecture designs
  *   Open Control Architecture Models for IoT
  *   Edge computing architectures and security issues
  *   Spread spectrum communication for wireless grid Edgeware platforms
  *   Security, privacy, and resource management in wireless grid, Edgeware and IoT computing networks
  *   Emerging Trends in User and Device Behavior in IoT computing networks
  *   Cloud-designs for IoT
  *   Trust models for IoT systems
  *   Mobile Cloud to Cognitive Wireless Edge services
  *   Channel characterization and modeling for wireless grid Edgeware platforms
  *   Open specifications and Open APIs for wireless grid edgeware platforms
  *   Privacy, trust and security architectures for wireless grid Edgeware platforms
  *   Security and privacy issues in mobile cloud and grid computing
  *   Information theoretic approaches for wireless grid Edgeware platforms
  *   Security, privacy, trust and resource Management in Mobile Computing Systems
  *   Wireless Grids Edgeware in Cognitive (Smart) Service System Platforms
  *   Security challenges in wireless grid networks
  *   Security and privacy issues in mobile cloud and grid computing
  *   Security challenges in IoT architectures and networks
  *   Security and privacy issues with mobile applications
  *   Security, privacy, and resource management in wireless grid, Edgeware and IoT computing networks
  *   Trust models for Wireless Grid Edgeware systems
  *   Security, privacy, trust and resource allocation in Cognitive Radio Networks
  *   Emerging Wireless Grid Edgeware security issues
  *   Security and privacy models for Ambient Intelligence Environments
  *   Emerging Trends in Wireless Grids Edgeware architectures
  *   Security in Embedded Devices for Wireless Grid Edgeware Applications
  *   Emerging Trends in Wireless Grid Edgeware applications (wiglets and gridlets)
  *   Security in Embedded Devices for IoT Applications
  *   Modeling Wireless Grids
  *   Information Policy Challenges of Wireless Grids
  *   Learning Wireless Grids


Submissions

Inquiries and submissions may be forwarded (Word document) to:  Dr. Lee W. McKnight &
Dr. Tyson T. Brooks* School of Information Studies, Syracuse University lmcknigh at syr.edu;
ttbrooks at syr.edu

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to contact the editors and submit as soon as possible a 2-3 page
chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted
submissions will be informed by the editors of acceptance as soon as possible.

Important Dates

February 15, 2014: Chapter Submissions
February 28, 2014: Chapter Acceptance confirmation
March 15, 2014:      Final Chapter Submission
October 15, 2014:  Publication

Publisher

Imperial College Press/World Scientific Press is publishing this volume as part of a four volume book series by Lee W McKnight, including a two volume handbook suitable for library reference use, and a business strategy guide. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit http://www.icpress.co.uk.  This book is anticipated to be published in October, 2014.

Acknowledgment

Support and engagement with this work by National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate of Engineering Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) Partnerships for Innovation Program (PFI) (grant #?s 091793 and 0227879), WGC, VRC, and other Wireless Grid Innovation Testbed (WiGiT) campus, company and community partners is gratefully acknowledged.  More information on WiGiT may be found at: http://wgrids.com

*The views expressed by the editors are not necessarily shared by any institution with which they may be affiliated.