PMECT 2018 - 12th International Symposium on Performance Modeling and Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Networks in Cloud & IoT (PMECT 2018)

This annual international conference is a scientific forum for professionals and scientists involved in performance evaluation of computer and telecommunication systems. Performance evaluation of computer systems and networks has progressed rapidly in the past decade and has begun to approach maturity. Significant progress has been made in analytic modeling, simulation, and measurement approaches for performance evaluation of computer and telecommunication systems.
Papers and Demos are solicited in (but not limited to) the following topics:
Networking and Telecommunication Systems
Internet, Next Generation Networking Technologies and Services
Next Generation Networking (Architectures, Technologies, Services, Protocols)
Future Internet
Internet of Things and enabling technologies
Network virtualization and services
Switching and routing
Network security, survivability and resilience
Traffic engineering, network reliability, Quality of Service (QoS), Quality of Experience (QoE)
Optical networks and systems
Optical & wireless networks
Green communications and networking
Service-centric, content-centric, peer-to-peer and overlay networks and applications
Service convergence and multimedia networks
Internet applications and services
Service Oriented Architectures and Web Services
E-commerce, M-commerce
Smart Grid
Smart Cities
eHealth
eHealth Applications
Mobile and eHealth applications
e-Infrastructure for health
Telemedicine
Net-centric healthcare management
Location / Context-aware services
Pervasive/wearable computing
Pricing & Billing
Wireless Communications and Networking
Modulation and coding
MIMO
Smart antennas
Multiple access techniques
Cognitive radio and networking
Cooperative communications and networking
Cellular systems and wireless networks (2G, 2.5G, 3G, 4G and beyond)
Wireless LAN, Wireless PAN, Body Area Networks
Wireless ad hoc and mesh networks
Wireless sensor networks
Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networking /Opportunistic Networking
Satellite and Space Communications and Networking
Heterogeneous Networks / Hybrid communication systems
Network design, optimization and management
Cross layer design and optimization
Energy Efficient Protocols
Computer Systems
Distributed Architecture & Middleware
Client/Server
Distributed Systems and Multi Agent Systems
Parallel and Distributed Computing
Massively Parallel Systems
Grid, Cluster and Cloud Computing
High-Performance Computing
Green Computing
Distributed and Mobile Middleware
Computer Architectures
Microprocessors/Microcomputers
Memory Systems
High Performance I/O
Real-time Systems/Scheduling Schemes
Software
Software Engineering
Software Performance, Evaluation, and Testing
Formal Methods
Verification and Validation
Parallel Algorithms and Languages
Security and Information Assurance
Security protocols and techniques
Anonymity and Privacy
Access Control
Identity Management
Digital Rights Management
Intrusion Detection and Honeypot solutions
Trust Management
Formal Methods for Security
Cryptography
Data Storage
Technologies for hard disk drives and optical drives
Data storage systems
Data compression for digital storage, including audio and video
Fault tolerance and coding techniques for disk arrays and data centers
Signal processing and coding methods for object based storage systems
Measurement, testing, performance optimization, and cost-performance trade-off
Emerging recording technologies
NAND, PRAM
MRAM, STT-MRAM, RRAM and memristor based memories
Tools & Methodologies
Modeling and Analysis
Parallel and Distributed Simulation
Verification and Validation
Performance Optimization, Bounds, and Models
Queuing Systems and Networks
Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic Applications
Scalability Studies
Integrated Modeling and Measurement
On-Line Performance Adaptation and Tuning
Process Algebra Based Models
Mathematical Aspects and Integrated Design of Performance
Case Studies, Testbed deployments, field trials and experiences