SC2 2014 - 4th International Symposium on Cloud and Services Computing

The “Cloud” is a natural evolution of distributed computing and of the widespread adaption of virtualization and SOA. Services computing is a new cross-discipline 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. The goal of services computing is to develop new computing technology and thereby enable more advanced IT services to support business services more efficiently and effectively. SC2 2014 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. Areas of interest for SC2 2014 include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
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
Important Dates
Paper Submission: April 1, 2014
Author Notification: May 15, 2014
Camera Ready and Registration: June 15, 2014