The 'Cloud' is a natural evolution of distributed computing and the widespread adaption of virtualization and SOA. Services computing is a new cross-discipline subject that covers the science and technology needed to bridge the gap between business services and IT services. In cloud computing, IT-related capabilities and resources are provided as services, via the Internet and on-demand, accessible without requiring detailed knowledge of the underlying technology.

IEEE SC2 2019 is an important forum for researchers and industry practitioners to exchange information regarding advancements in the state of art and practice of IT-driven cloud computing technologies and services, as well as to identify emerging research topics and define the future directions of cloud and services computing.

Scope and Topics

IEEE SC2 2019 will be held on November 18-21, 2019, co-located with IEEE DataCom 2019, IEEE SOCA 2019, IOV 2019, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Cloud architecture
Cloud OS, middleware, and toolkits
Storage architectures
Big Data
Virtualization techniques
Resource provision, monitoring, and scheduling
Privacy and access control for cloud computing
Performance evaluation and modeling measurement for cloud computing
Programming models for building cloud applications
Networking in cloud computing
Security of services
Energy efficient hardware and software solutions
High availability and reliability
Large scale cloud applications, including Internet/web computing and data mining
Volunteer computing
Grid computing
Service Oriented Architecture
Discovery of services and data in Cloud Computing infrastructures
Foundations of Services Computing
Services-Centric Business Models
Business Process Integration and Management