SNM 2012 - 2nd International Workshop on Smart Services and Network Management Applications in Next Generation Virtual Computing Networks (SNM 2012)

2nd International Workshop on
Smart Services and Network Management Applications
in Next Generation Virtual Computing Networks
(SNM 2012)
Call for Papers and Participation
As part of
The 2012 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS 2012)
http://cts2012.cisedu.info
May 21-25, 2012
The Westin Westminster Hotel
Denver, Colorado, USA
Submission Deadline: January 21, 2012
Submissions could be for full papers, short papers, poster papers, or posters
SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES
With the recent advancements in cloud computing, mobility, video and data centers, support of service and network management applications and algorithms becomes more important than ever. Service and network management systems are becoming more complex by interconnecting different technologies and architectures across various software platforms. No single technology or architecture will be able to smoothly glue together such complex systems into a single network of all networks. New Services and applications will be supported on these complex systems through upper layer middleware software platforms. These services will no longer be independent static sources of content, rather will have intelligent software to adapt those sources to varying network conditions, technologies, and platforms. This will be achieved through another intelligent layer of cognitive middleware that is capable of interfacing these services to the underlying network technologies. New services must be capable of receiving information about the network and adaptively tune their transport parameters as well as bit-rates according to the underlying networking conditions/technologies. New Services and contents will need to understand networking traffic parameters, and react accordingly in order to maintain smooth traffic flows in the network and avoid skewness behaviors.
The scope of this workshop is to address the research and development efforts of the aforementioned various issues in the area of intelligent service and network management in next generation networks. This includes services for collaboration among multiple entities and users in composite, integrated, and federated settings. In particular, we are interested in papers dealing with state-of-the-art design and analysis, implementation and experimental results of cognitive and intelligent software agents/services and applications as well as novel architectures for intelligent content delivery.
The Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following:
Services and Clouds
Service and Network Management Applications, Systems and Algorithms
Composite and Federated Services
Services Integration
Services Value Chain Collaboration (Inter- and Intra-Enterprise)
Extended Business Collaboration Models
Collaboration Constructs and Exchange Protocols
Collaboration Resources and Services
Services Publishing and Discovery
Programmable Services Interfaces
Enterprise Modeling and Management
Services Performance Evaluation, Models and Optimization
Services Lifecycle (Planning, Implementation, Delivery, Operation, Management, ..)
Application Services and Standards
Smart Technologies and Services for Could Computing, Mobility, Video and Data Centers
Smart Software Agents and Clients
Smart Data Collection Systems
Smart Data Analysis and Validation Algorithms
Smart Services and Applications
Smart Wireless Access (e.g., 802.16 Wimax)
Novel Architectures for Intelligent Content Delivery
Adaptive QoS Provisioning Issues
Traffic Management and Control
Experimental Test-beds and Results
Intelligent Algorithms
Multicast Support
Service-aware Congestion and Traffic Control Protocols
Security and Privacy Issues in Services
Case Studies
PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to intelligent service and network management in next generation networks. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author and include up to 6 keywords from the above list of topics and an abstract of no more than 400 words. The full manuscript should be at most 8 pages using the two-column IEEE format. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Short papers (up to 4 pages), poster papers and posters (please refer to http://cts2012.cisedu.info/home/posters for the submission details) will also be accepted for submission. Please include page numbers on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments. Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript via email to the Workshop organizer at rayes-AT-cisco.com.
Only PDF files will be accepted, sent by email to the workshop organizers. Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, relevance, technical clarity and presentation. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their papers will be registered and presented at the workshop.
Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the CTS 2012 Conference web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings is projected to be included in the IEEE Digital Library and indexed accordingly.
If you have any questions about paper submission or the workshop, please contact the workshop organizers.
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submissions: January 21, 2012
Acceptance Notification: February 11, 2012
Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due: March 01, 2012
Conference Dates: May 21 - 25, 2012