HotWeb 2016 - 4th IEEE Workshop on Hot Topics in Web Systems Technologies

HotWeb 2016
4th IEEE Workshop on Hot Topics in Web Systems Technologies
Washington, D.C., USA
October 24-25, 2016
Call for Papers
HotWeb is a forum that brings together researchers and practitioners interested in the design, implementation, and evaluation of Web systems and applications.
Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE-CS Technical Committee on the Internet, the workshop acts as a conduit for the presentation of novel approaches used in support of performance, scalability, and security of Internet systems and applications, including Web searching and indexing, content distribution and delivery networks, Web services, online social networks, Web of Things, mobile Web, and edge computing.
Particular areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
? Applications
? Caching and replication
? Crowdsourcing Systems and Social Media
? Data mining and analytics
? Electronic commerce and monetization
? Infrastructure: Datacenters, Content Delivery Networks, and Cloud Computing
? Internet telephony
? Measurement studies of deployed systems
? Mobility and pervasive Web
? Multimedia content distribution
? Security and privacy
? Social networks and graph analysis
? Searching and Information Retrieval
? Web/database integration
Papers describing timely research contributions in HotWeb's areas of interest are solicited. Papers reporting on initial results as well as papers discussing mature research projects or case studies of deployed systems are sought out. Submissions describing big ideas that may have significant impact and could lead to interesting discussions at the workshop are encouraged.
Submitted papers must be neither previously published nor under review by another workshop, conference or journal. Only electronic submissions in PDF will be accepted. Submitted papers must be written in English, must be no longer than 6 pages (minimum 10pt font), must render without error using standard PDF viewing tools, must print on US-Letter-sized paper, and must conform to standard IEEE conference submission guidelines.
HotWeb 2016 will feature a Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper Award.
At least one of the authors of each paper accepted for presentation in HotWeb 2016 must register for the workshop. All papers presented at the workshop will be included in the IEEE Digital Library.
To submit a paper to HotWeb 2016, please follow the instructions available at the workshop web site at http://conferences.computer.org/hotweb2016/
Important Dates:
? Extended Submission deadline: June 15, 2016 (9PM PDT).
? Notification of acceptance: August 31, 2016.
? Camera-ready copy due: September 20, 2016.
? Workshop date: October 24 - 25, 2016.
General Chair:
? Songqing Chen, George Mason University
Program Chairs:
? Arun Iyengar, IBM Research
? Ling Liu, Georgia Tech
Steering Committee:
? Azer Bestavros, Boston University
? Fred Douglis, EMC
? Jeff Dean, Google
? Arun Iyengar, IBM
? Michael Rabinovich, Case Western Reserve University
? Pablo Rodriguez, Telefonica Research
? Weisong Shi, Wayne State University
HotWeb2016 Web Site:
http://conferences.computer.org/hotweb2016/
QUESTIONS?
For questions, please email to: hotwebchair-AT-gmail.com