<div dir="ltr"><div>Call for Chapters: Green Applications in Software Deployment and Optimization</div><div><br></div><div>Editors</div><div>Aslihan Tufekci (Gazi University, Turkey) </div><div>Utku Kose (Usak University, Turkey)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Call for Chapters</div><div>Full Chapters Due: September or October 30, 2013 [maybe extended according to 'Important Dates' and requests received from author(s)]</div><div><br></div><div>For release in the Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies Book Series</div>
<div><a href="http://bit.ly/ZjUgyv">http://bit.ly/ZjUgyv</a></div><div><br></div><div>Introduction</div><div>Green Computing is a term usually employed for denoting efficient usage of resources within computing approaches. According to a publication about the subject (Harnessing Green IT: Principles and Practices), Murugesan defines Green Computing as "the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystems—such as monitors, printers, storage devices, and networking and communications systems—efficiently and effectively with minimal or no impact on the environment." In the context of the related definitions, Green Computing relates to the use of computing resources in conjunction with minimizing environmental impact, maximizing economic viability, and ensuring social duties. In this sense, it is very much related to other similar movements, like reducing the use of environmentally hazardous materials like CFCs, promoting the use of recyclable materials, minimizing use of non-biodegradable components, and encouraging use of sustainable resources. Nowadays, many organizations, companies, and other establishments related to computer technologies encourage their staff or related groups to adopt Green Computing initiatives to reduce the environmental impacts of their IT operations. At this point, interested researchers and also scientists perform works associated with making the use of computers as energy-efficient as possible, and designing algorithms and systems for efficiency-related computer technologies. Because of all of the expressed factors and approaches, the Green Computing field is a remarkable and important area that must be examined and evaluated. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Objective of the Book</div><div>This book will aim to improve interest and awareness of the Green Computing field and associated approaches with this field. In this sense, the mission of the book is to provide enough information on Green Computing and enable people, who are interested in this subject area, to improve their knowledge and application-based ability within the related context. More specifically, the book will also aim to provide information about Green Computing applications related to an approach called software deployment and optimization. In more detail, the objective of the book in the related context is to provide more emphasis on the mentioned approach and its related applications designed and developed for Green Computing. In order to provide some viewpoints and ideas on future directions, the book will also include chapters related to future developments within Green Computing—software deployment and optimization approaches. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Target Audience</div><div>At this point, because of software based applications, the target audience will especially include people working on IT technologies, computer engineering, and computer science. However, the scope of Green Computing and the related approaches are also connected directly or indirectly with almost all fields, so people who are interested in Green Computing and 'green' software deployment and optimization approaches are also included within the target audience of the book. In this sense, the book will aid the target audience to enable them to understand and learn the essentials of Green Computing and its related approaches, improve their knowledge and application-based abilities, and generate ideas about the importance of the Green Computing. Furthermore, the book will also encourage the related audience to design and develop 'green' software deployment and optimization based works or applications for their works and the current literature. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:</div><div>* Algorithmic efficiency and related approaches, applications. </div><div>* Resource allocation and related approaches, applications. </div>
<div>* Virtualizing—platform virtualization—virtual machines and related approaches, applications. </div><div>* Terminal servers and related approaches, applications. </div><div>* Alternative solutions on 'green' software deployment and optimization. </div>
<div>* Hybrid applications of current techniques related to 'green' software deployment and optimization. </div><div>* Experiences and success stories on applications of 'green' software deployment and optimization. </div>
<div>* Future ideas and potential applications—works related to 'green' software deployment and optimization </div><div><br></div><div>Publisher</div><div>This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit <a href="http://www.igi-global.com">www.igi-global.com</a>. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2014. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document):<br></div><div><br></div><div>Utku KOSE</div><div>Directorate of Computer Center</div><div>1 September Campus, MA3 Academic Block, </div>
<div>Ground Floor, Izmir Highway 8th Km. 64200, USAK UNIVERSITY</div><div>Tel.: +90276 221 22 03 • Fax: +90276 221 22 04 • GSM: +90532 590 83 26</div><div>E-mail: <a href="mailto:utku.kose@usak.edu.tr">utku.kose@usak.edu.tr</a></div>
<div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)">Lect. Utku KÖSE</span><br><br><font color="#000099">Usak University</font><br><b style="color:rgb(51,102,255)">Directorate of Computer Center</b><br>
<br><font size="1"><b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">Adress:</span> </span><font color="#000000">1 September Campus, MA3 Academic Block, Ground Floor, Izmir Highway 8th Km. 64200, Usak / Turkey<br>
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