[Tccc] call for book chapter proposals: Springer Book Software Engineering Frameworks for Cloud Computing Paradigm

Saqib Saeed saqib.saeed
Wed Mar 14 17:07:07 EDT 2012


Dear Colleagues
Consider submitting in this call.
Thanks.
Saqib

*CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS*

* **Software Engineering Frameworks for Cloud Computing Paradigm *

To be published by Springer in 2013

www.derby.ac.uk/computing/research/software-engineering-frameworks-for-cloud-computing-paradigm



*Chapter Proposal Submission Deadline: 31 March 2012*

*Full **Chapter Submission Deadline: 1 July 2012*




Introduction



Cloud computing is an emerging paradigm that allows cloud consumers to
self-provision cloud-based IT resources. As a result, enterprises are
positioning their on-premise software applications (and hardware resources)
to enable them to take advantage of the distributed nature of the cloud
environment. Although, software engineering (SE) is a well-established
engineering discipline with numerous software development approaches, unless
the on-premise applications are aligned with distributed computing
paradigm, the benefits that cloud computing promises cannot be fully
realised. The cloud computing paradigm has, therefore, caused to change the
conventional business models and application development approaches. In
this context, the software engineers and enterprise architects are adopting
new ways for the design, development, integration and deployment of
enterprise-wide applications. This is mainly due to the fact that
conventional SE processes do not necessarily and satisfactorily lend to the
development of software that is service-oriented and fit for distributed
computing environments such as cloud computing. As a result, SE literature
and practices require new innovative approaches to support SE frameworks
and methodologies suitable for migration of enterprise applications to
cloud environments.



The aim of the proposed book is to investigate SE frameworks that are
suitable for software development to take advantage of the benefits that
cloud computing offers and to fill a gap in the SE literature and practice
by providing scientific contributions focusing on SE methods suitable for
cloud computing environment.


Aim and Objectives



The aim of the proposed book is to discuss and analyse the implications of
cloud computing paradigm on SE methods and frameworks to develop best
practices for the SE industry. The objectives are:

?         To capture the state-of-the-art research and practice with
respect to SE for Enterprise Cloud Environments

   - To discuss and analyse the implications of cloud computing paradigm on
   SE methods, techniques and frameworks

?         To identify potential research directions and technologies to
facilitate software process improvement initiatives

?         To explore limitations and barriers with respect to design and
development of software suitable for cloud environments

   - To discuss and establish best practices for software development
   industry with reference to Enterprise Cloud Computing;
   - To present case studies to highlighting the understanding of cloud
   computing implications for software development.

  Target Audience



Target audience for this book includes students, researchers, software
engineers, enterprise architects, business analysts and other practitioners
in the fields of SE and cloud computing as well as project managers
involved in the development and implementing of SE projects suitable for
cloud environments.


Recommended Topics: include, but not limited to, the following:

   - Effective methodologies and frameworks for development of cloud-based
   applications


   - Cloud architectural patterns for developing scalable applications in
   the cloud
   - Applications and data architectures for cloud-based enterprise
   applications
   - Modelling and simulation of cloud environments in relation to
   enterprise applications
   - Agile methodologies and enterprise cloud computing
   - Testing and implementation approaches for cloud-based applications
   - Use of CASE tools for development of cloud-based applications
   - Empirical studies of software development processes for cloud
   environments
   - End user software engineering in cloud environments
   - Software project management approaches for the development of
   cloud-based applications
   - Software Engineering issues of migration of legacy systems to cloud
   environments
   - limitations and barriers to design/development of software suitable
   for cloud environments
   - Teaching curriculum for software engineering programmes for
   cloud-based developments
   - Reliability and performance metrics and issues in cloud-related
   application systems
   - Case studies and best practices.



*Submission Procedure*



Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit 1-2 page chapter
proposals clearly stating the objective, scope and structure of the
proposed chapters - by the deadline mentioned above. Authors of accepted
proposals will be notified within two weeks (in most cases) and given
instructions and guidelines for full chapter preparation. Completed
chapters should be approximately 10,000 words or 15-20 pages in
length.Full chapterswill be reviewed following a double-blind peer
review process to ensure
relevance, quality and high information content. Proposals and full
chapters, as WORD files, should be sent to: *z.mahmood at derby.ac.uk  or **
saqib.saeed at gmail.com*



*Members of the ERB*



Prof Ajith Abraham, Machine Intelligence Research Labs, USA

Dr Lucio Agostinho Rocha, State University of Campinas, Brazil

Dr Khandakar Ahmed, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Prof Ernesto Damiani, University of Milan, Italy

Prof Ashraf Darwish,  Helwan University, Egypt

Dr Constandinos Mavromoustakis, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

Prof Francisco Milton Mendes, Neto Rural Federal University of the
Semi-Arid, Brazil

Prof Mahmood Niazi, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran,
Saudi Arabia

Dr Pethuru Raj, Wipro Technologies, Bangalore, India

Dr Muthu Ramachandran, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK

Dr Fareeha Zafar, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan

?. List incomplete - will be updated soon



*Important dates***

?         Chapter proposals submission deadline:         31 Mar 2012

?         Notification of acceptance by:                         15 Apr
2012

?         Full chapters submission deadline:                  1 July 2012

?         Chapter review feedback to authors by:         1 Sep 2012

?         Revised chapters submission deadline:           1 Oct 2012



*For Enquiries*: please contact the editors:

Zaigham Mahmood:       *z.mahmood at derby.ac.uk*

Saqib saeed:                   *saqib.saeed at gmail.com*





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