JIT 2013 - Special Issue on "Efficient Content Management in Distributed Systems"

Journal of Internet Technology
(http://jit.ndhu.edu.tw/, Indexed by SCI-E) Special Issue on "Efficient
Content Management in Distributed Systems"
Theme and Scope
Following the technological advancements in communication networks that have enabled the reliable, fast and efficient data transport, interest is gradually shifting towards research on best serving the content that is circulated over computer networks. This content, ranging from small sized to very large scale content is constantly growing, and following the Internet and web evolution it is becoming more and more distributed. Thus, the need introduce ways to efficiently manage this content in an equivalently a distributed manner is evident. In this direction, several technologies have been proposed, including the construction and maintenance of smart overlay
networks and Information Centric Networks (ICN) to fairly distribute
information, and the use of semantics which can help us in giving
deterministic definitions to the content. Furthermore, following the
developments in these areas along with profiling technologies, we can go one
step further in adapting the organization of content according to the users'
needs status and generally make this organization context aware. In
parallel, the emerging need for controlling access to this content using
sophisticated ways is also becoming an issue of even greater importance,
with the focus being shifted to the actual content that needs to be
protected, rather that the principals we are protecting the content from.
In this context, this special issue aims at presenting innovative techniques
and ideas on the organization and delivery of content in distributed systems
in an efficient way, while taking care of the security and privacy aspects
emerging out of the nature of the content itself.
For this, this Special Issue of JIT is addressing a call to researchers and
academics for innovative papers submissions on the following (not limited)
list of topics:
. Content classification and searching based on semantic
characteristics.
. Dynamic organization of content adapted to users' profiles.
. Decentralized protocols for content discovery and distribution.
. Scalable protocols and techniques for content routing, delivery and
management in information centric network.
. Naming issues in information centric networking.
. Content search, distribution and retrieval over peer to peer
systems.
. Security and privacy preservation in content distribution in
distributed systems and information centric networks.
. Scalable, probabilistic protocols for controlling content management
in large scale systems.
. Application of biological models in content distribution and
discovery.
Instructions for Manuscripts
Each paper, written in English, should be no more than 5000 Words, including
references and illustrations. More information can be found at
http://jit.ndhu.edu.tw/preparation2.php. All submitted papers will be
reviewed by at least three reviewers and selected based on their
originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. The
covering letter should indicate the names of the authors and their
affiliations, addresses, faxes, and e-mails. Prospective authors should
submit full manuscripts with MS Word format .doc, electronically by e-mail
to Guest Editors, Prof. Charalampos Z. Patrikakis at bpatr-AT-teipir.gr and
Prof. Andrea Detti at andrea.detti-AT-uniroma2.it by May 11, 2012.
Important dates
Manuscript submission deadline: May 11, 2012
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection/Revision: September 14, 2012
Final Manuscript Due: November 30, 2012
Tentative Publication Date: July 31, 2013
Guest Editors
Assist. Prof. Charalampos Z. Patrikakis
Department of Electronics Engineering
Technological Education Institute of Piraeus Thivon 250 & P. Ralli str,
GR-12244 Egaleo, Greece
E-mail: bpatr-AT-teipir.gr
Assist. Prof. Andrea Detti
Department of Electronic Engineering
University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
E-mail: andrea.detti-AT-uniroma2.it