Current Call for Papers
Theme: Cloud Computing - Current State and Future Issues
Since the introduction of email, web pages and electronic commerce, the Internet has served as a communication channel and a media sharing platform, and is now developing into an environment of scalable on-demand applications and services. The pace of developments in cloud technologies and associated business continues to be imposing. The Cloud paradigm is and will change the way we utilize software. Transformation of the ICT industry will provide new opportunities for companies embracing the change. Availability of devices and tools to access software based services in the cloud has increased substantially, several cloud services have been introduced and service-ecosystems have emerged. Next we are likely to see a multitude of new cloud applications and providers, and wide-scale adoption of tools and applications. The scope of applications will be expanded and providers specialize to magnitude of domains. Scalable cloud infrastructure, ecosystem innovations, role of small software providers, lean and agile service creation, and alignment of value creating networks will all have their impact on the developments and cloud adoption. In conclusion, there are lessons learned from the early developments, but still many research challenges around the cloud technologies, associated development methods and emerging cloud business.
Call for Papers
You are invited to submit articles addressing the lessons learned and potential future developments at the intersection of technology, methods and business. Both articles reporting research results and industrial experiences are welcome. Invited are original submissions on the topics listed below, including but not limited to:
- Mobile Cloud; technologies
- Open Cloud Platforms; technologies
- Cloudbursting
- Services in the cloud
- Security in the cloud
- Proof-of-concept implementations
- Best practices in cloud-based software development
- Testing in cloud context
- Service development tools and methods
- Organizational transformation for the Cloud
- Lean/Agile software development for the cloud
- Business models for IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
- Mobile Cloud; business models
- Open Cloud Platforms; business models
- Best practices for business model development
- User experience design in cloud services
- Business impacts of the Cloud, SaaS, PaaS and managed services
- Dynamics of cloud software ecosystems, networks, communities
- Managing complementors and external innovation
- IPR, open source, innovation management, and software assets in the cloud
- Verticalization and Horizontalization in cloud business
- Cloud application stores, brokers and mediators
- Entrepreneurship, start-ups and spin-offs in cloud business
- Empirical research in cloud software business
Communications of the Cloud Software aiming at advancing and communicating the scientific and industrial advancement in cloud computing technology, methodologies for developing cloud services, and in business of cloud computing. See Information for Authors page for further details on formal requirements, document templates and review process.
Paper submission deadline has been extended. New deadline is March 16th, 2012.
