[hpc-announce] CFP: SC2 2015 (Chengdu, China, Dec. 19-21) IEEE/ACM/Elsevier/Springer Sponsored

[Ching-Hsien Hsu]

	The 5th International Symposium on Cloud and Service Computing（SC2 2015）

                     http://umc.uestc.edu.cn/conference/SC22015/
                     Dec. 19th-21st, 2015, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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CALL FOR PAPERS
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The “Cloud” is a natural evolution of distributed computing and the widespread adaption of virtualization and SOA. Services computing is a new cross-discipline subject that covers the science and technology needed to bridge the gap between business services and IT services. In cloud computing, IT-related capabilities and resources are provided as services, via the Internet and on-demand, accessible without requiring detailed knowledge of the underlying technology.

SC2 2015 is an important forum for researchers and industry practitioners to exchange information regarding advancements in the state of art and practice of IT-driven cloud computing technologies and services, as well as to identify emerging research topics and define the future directions of cloud and services computing.

SC2 2015 will be held on Dec. 19th-21st, 2015 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

	● Cloud architecture
	● Cloud OS, middleware, and toolkits
	● Storage architectures
	● Big Data
	● Virtualization techniques
	● Resource provision, monitoring, and scheduling
	● Privacy and access control for cloud computing
	● Performance evaluation and modeling measurement for cloud computing
	● Programming models for building cloud applications
	● Networking in cloud computing
	● Security of services
	● Energy efficient hardware and software solutions
	● High availability and reliability
	● Large scale cloud applications, including Internet/web computing and data mining
	● Volunteer computing
	● Grid computing
	● Service Oriented Architecture
	● Discovery of services and data in Cloud Computing infrastructures
	● Foundations of Services Computing
	● Services-Centric Business Models
	● Business Process Integration and Management


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IMPORTANT DATES
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Submission Deadline:     Aug. 15th, 2015  
Author Notification:     Sep. 15th, 2015  
Camera Ready:            Sep. 30th, 2015	       
Registration Deadline:   Sep. 30th, 2015

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WORKSHOPS 
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SC2 2015 Organizing Committee invites proposals for one-day workshops affiliated with the conference and addressing research areas related to the conference. The workshop proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Submit workshop proposals to workshops chairs via emails (E-mail: sc22015 at hotmail.com). 

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PAPER SUBMISSION
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Papers need to be prepared according to the IEEE format, and submitted in PDF format via the SC2 2015 submission site: 
http://umc.uestc.edu.cn/conference/SC22015/SC2_papersubmission.php

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PAPER PUBLICATION
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Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers will be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS after the conference. 

Distinguished papers accepted and presented in SC2 2015, after further extensions, will be published in special issues of several SCI/EI Indexed journals including 
- IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing
- Computers and Electrical Engineering (SCI Indexed, Elsevier)
- Mobile Information Systems (SCI Indexed)
- Microprocessors and Microsystems (SCI Indexed, Elsevier)
- Journal of Supercomputing (SCI Indexed, Springer)
- Computer Networks (SCI Indexed) 
- International Journal of Big Data Intelligence (InderScience)
- International Journal of Grid and High Performance Computing (EI, Scopus, ACM DL) 
- etc.

Please visit the SC2 2015 website http://umc.uestc.edu.cn/conference/SC22015/SC2_specialissue.php for the complete listing of all the journals.

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Organizing Committees
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General Chairs
Emmanuel Udoh, Sullivan University, USA
Michael Sheng, University of Adelaide, Australia
Chung-Nan Lee, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan

Program Chairs
Xiaomin Zhu, National University of Defense Technology, China
Patrick C. K. Hung, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada
Yue-Shan Chang, National Taipei University, Taiwan

Executive Chair
Xingang Liu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

Award Chair
Hung-Chang Hsiao, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Publicity Chairs
Yang Xiang, Deakin University, Australia
Tzung-Shi Chen, National University of Tainan, Taiwan
Defu Zhang, Xiamen University, China

Publication Chair
Sheng-Lung Peng, National Dong Hua University, Taiwan
Ao Zhou, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Please visit the SC2 2015 website http://umc.uestc.edu.cn/conference/SC22015/SC2_techcommittee.php for the complete listing of organizing committee and TPC members.