The program will include invited keynotes, technical papers, position papers, workshops and a technology showcase. The technical papers portion of the conference program will feature experience reports and original research papers. The technology
showcase will feature poster presentations and demonstrations on cloud computing research or implementations in progress. Selected papers from the conference proceedings will be published as a special edition of the International Journal of Cloud Computing
(IJCC; see
http://www.inderscience.com/
ICA CON 2016 will be an excellent venue for presenting original work, exchanging new ideas, embracing cloud technologies, sharing results and experiences, and networking with other leading institutions who are already implementing cloud solutions.
Topics of Interest
A range of topics relevant to cloud computing in education, government and research are of interest, including (but not limited to) the ones below.
Standards and Open Source Strategies for Cloud Computing
Institutional Strategy and Planning for Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing Implementation Strategies
Systems Management in a Cloud Computing Environment
Building Green Data Centers
Software-engineering for the cloud
Data Management and Analytics on the Cloud
User Productivity with Cloud Computing
Research Computing in the Cloud
Pedagogical Impact of Cloud Computing
At least one author for each accepted paper should register and present at the conference.
Submissions will be managed through EasyChair (http://www.easychair.org/).
Initial short paper submissions (extended abstracts) should be 2-4 pages long and authors should indicate the preferred mode of presentation (presentation or poster).
All submissions will be peer reviewed by three domain experts from among those listed on the Technical and other Committees given below. Authors of selected papers / presentations will be selected and invited to have work published in a special issue of the
International Journal of Cloud Computing (IJCC; see
http://www.inderscience.com/
Important dates
April 1, 2016:
Submissions due (at least 2 page short paper or extended abstract)
April 29, 2016: Notifications to authors
May 20, 2016: Camera-ready manuscripts due
June 2-3, 2016: ICA CON 2016 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
To submit
To submit your short paper (extended abstract) for consideration, please go to
https://easychair.org/
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General Co-Chairs:
Andy Rindos (IBM)
Eleni Stroulia (U Alberta)
Steering Committee:
Alisha Malloy (NCCU)
Andras Pataricza (BME)
Diem Ho (IBM)
Imre Kocsis (BME)
Yaser Jararweh (JUST)
Yi Pan (GSU)
Program Committee Co-Chairs:
Mike Bauer (UWO)
Vio Onut (IBM)
Yaser Jararweh (JUST)
Proceedings Chair:
Alisha Malloy (NCCU)
Local Chair
Monica Sawchyn (IBM)
For more information, contact conference general co-chairs
Andy Rindos (rindos@us.ibm.com) or Eleni Stroulia (stroulia@ualberta.ca)