[Tccc] CfC: Springer Book: Continued Rise of the Cloud

zaigham mahmood dr.z.mahmoodathotmail.co.uk
Mon Apr 22 09:12:30 EDT 2013



 

CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS  

 

Continued Rise of the
Cloud: 

Advances and Trends in
Cloud Computing 

 

Edited
by: Professor Zaigham Mahmood

(Univ
of Derby UK, NUST Islamabad Pakistan, NW Univ S Africa)

To
be published by Springer in 2014

 

Chapter Proposal Submission Deadline: 1 May
2013

Full Chapter Submission Deadline:
15 Aug 2013

 1.     
Introduction 

 

Cloud computing is an emerging paradigm that promises numerous benefits.
As a result, enterprises are positioning themselves to take advantage of the
new paradigm. However, there are also inherent issues and concerns. Some of
these relate to security, interoperability, vendor lock-in and lack of open
standards. There are also numerous related topics that have become the focus of
research activity. In this context, much work is being undertaken and reported
on topics, as mentioned in Section 2 below.

 

2.      Suggested Topics

 

The topics relevant to the proposed book include:

 

        
cloud interoperability

        
identity and access management (IAM)

        
cloud bridging

        
big data

        
cloud brokerage services

        
Inter-cloud  integration

        
internet of clouds

        
cloud security mechanisms

        
cloud patterns

        
open standards

        
open clouds

        
cloud as a service

        
Current advances and emerging trends in cloud computing 

 3.      Aim and Objectives

 

The aim of the proposed book is to report and discuss topics, as
mentioned above, to benefit other researchers and practitioners as well as to
advance the existing body of knowledge in this new emerging paradigm. 

 

The
objectives are:

        
To capture the state-of-the-art
research and practice

        
To discuss recent advances and
trends

To discuss and analyse the implications of new cloud paradigms

        
To identify further research
directions and technologies

        
To explore limitations and
barriers

To discuss and establish best practices

        
To present analyses and results
of the latest research.


 

4.     
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 guidelines for full
chapter preparation. Completed
chapters should be approximately 10,000 words or 20 pages in length  longer
chapters will also be acceptable. Full chapters will be reviewed
following a double-blind peer review process to ensure relevance, quality and
high information content. Proposals (and full chapters, after the acceptance of
the proposal), in the form of WORD files, should be sent to: 
dr.z.mahm... at hotmail.co.uk


 

5.     
Important dates

        
Chapter proposals
due date:                          1 May 2013

        
Full chapters due
date:                                   15
Aug 2013

        
Chapter reviews
feedback due date:              1 Sept 2013

        
Revised chapters
due date:                            1 Oct 2013

        
Manuscript
delivery to publishers:                 Early 2014

 

For Enquiries: 

Please contact the editor: Zaigham Mahmood at dr.z.mahm... at hotmail.co.uk


 
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