Performance Evaluation functions as a leading journal in the area of modeling, measurement, and evaluation of performance aspects of computing and communication systems. As such, it aims to present a balanced and complete view of the entire Performance Evaluation profession. Hence, the journal is interested in papers that focus on one or more of the following dimensions:

    Define new performance evaluation tools, including measurement and monitoring tools as well as modeling and analytic techniques
    Provide new insights into the performance of computing and communication systems
    Introduce new application areas where performance evaluation tools can play an important role and creative new uses for performance evaluation tools.

More specifically, common application areas of interest include the performance of:

    Resource allocation and control methods and algorithms (e.g. routing and flow control in networks, bandwidth allocation, processor scheduling, memory management)
    System architecture, design and implementation
    Cognitive radio
    VANETs
    Social networks and media
    Energy efficient ICT
    Energy harvesting
    Data centers
    Data centric networks
    System reliability
    System tuning and capacity planning
    Wireless and sensor networks
    Autonomic and self-organizing systems
    Embedded systems
    Network science

Further, common performance evaluation tools of interest include:

    queueing theory
    scheduling theory
    simulation methods
    data analysis
    measurement techniques (e.g. software and hardware monitors) and workload characterization
    stochastic geometry
    large deviations
    mean-field theory
    game theory and equilibrium analysis

Note that the above lists are not all inclusive or restrictive and submissions with creative applications of performance evaluation tools outside of those above and/or applications outside of those above are also welcome.

A variety of types of submissions are possible, including: original work, tutorials & surveys, news items and short communications.