Call for papers | UCC 2020
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Call for Papers

Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research manuscripts in all areas of Cloud and Utility Computing.

Topic of interest include (but not limited to):

  • Formal aspects of cloud technology
  • Distributed Ledger Technologies and Blockchains
  • Architectural models to achieve Utility in Clouds
  • Cloud business and legal implications beyond technology
  • Cloud Computing middleware, stacks, tools, delivery networks and services at all layers (XaaS)
  • Cloud large-scale foundations for Big Data, IoT, and real-time analytics
  • Cloud management: autonomic, adaptive, self-*, SLAs, and monitoring
  • Cloud-native application design and engineering
  • Cloud, Fog and edge/mobile devices management, hierarchy models, and business models
  • Designs and deployment models for Clouds: private, public, hybrid, federated, aggregated
  • Economic and business models of Clouds and services
  • High Performance Computing and the Cloud
  • Innovative cloud applications and experiences
  • Integration of Cloud systems with edge and IoT devices
  • Mobile and energy-efficient use of Clouds
  • Networking for clouds and data centres
  • Performance analysis and modelling of cloud systems and applications
  • Policy languages and programming models
  • Principles and theoretical foundations of Utility Computing
  • Resource management and scalability: brokering, scheduling, capacity planning, and elasticity
  • Security, trust and privacy in Clouds
  • Utility-driven platforms for Clouds
  • Utility-driven models and mechanisms for interclouds / federations
  • Virtualization, containerization, composition, orchestration and other enablers

Manuscript Guidelines and Submission

Submitted manuscripts must represent original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Manuscripts are submitted in PDF format and may not exceed ten single-spaced double-column pages using 10-point size font on 8.5x11 inch pages, including figures, tables, and references. Please refer to the author submission site (sent directly to authors of accepted papers) for templates and complete formatting instructions.

Manuscripts are submitted via the Easychair Conference Management System: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ucc2020

All manuscripts will be reviewed and judged on correctness, originality, technical strength, rigour in analysis, quality of results, quality of presentation, and interest and relevance to the conference attendees.

The conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE and made available online via the IEEE Xplore Digital Library and ACM Digital Library.

Awards and Special Issues

A selection commission chaired by the UCC2020 technical programme committee will select and acknowledge the best paper and the best student paper to receive an award during the conference.

Authors of highly rated papers from UCC2020 will be invited to submit an extended version to special issues of prestigious journals. Details will be announced soon.

Important Dates

  • Abstract registration deadline: August 31, 2020
  • Paper Submissions Due:  September 7, 2020 (extended)
  • Notification of Acceptance:  October 12, 2020  (extended)
  • Camera-ready papers due: October 30, 2020 (extended)
  • Early+author registration Deadline: October 30, 2020 (extended)
  • Conference:   December 7-10, 2020