[nmrg] [*** Deadline Apporaching: Dec. 29 (FIRM) ***] IEEE INFOCOM 2021 Workshop on Intelligent Cloud Computing and Networking (ICCN)

["Leung, Ka-Cheong" <[e-mail]>]

INFOCOM 2021 Workshop on Intelligent Cloud Computing and Networking (ICCN) (Firm Deadline: Dec. 29)
Call for Papers
Organized in conjunction with
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications, 10-13 May 2021
https://infocom2021.ieee-infocom.org/third-international-workshop-intelligent-cloud-computing-and-networking
(1st ICCN 2019: https://infocom2019.ieee-infocom.org/workshop-intelligent-cloud-computing-and-networking
2nd ICCN 2020: https://infocom2020.ieee-infocom.org/workshop-intelligent-cloud-computing-and-networking)

Cloud computing, as well as Cloud-inspired business models, enables on-demand access to a shared pool of resources, namely computing, storage, networks, services, and applications. With the advent of Cloud-based systems, cloud operators have been aiming at reliable, secured, privacy-preserving and cost-efficient cloud design and management. The heterogeneity of cloud applications leads to the challenge of holistic design of a robust Cloud system which can oversee and handle the diverse needs of numerous types of applications. On the other hand, the new computation technologies, such as big data analytics, machine learning, and blockchain, have great influence on the cloud and network. These challenges enforce cooperation of various players in the Cloud system, each of which focuses on a different segment such as computing, network, applications, and systems. 
The Third International Workshop on Intelligent Cloud Computing and Networking (ICCN-2021) is the evolution of the previous 7 editions CCSNA (Cloud Computing Systems, Networks, and Applications) and further 2 editions ICCN workshop, starting in IEEE Globecom 2013. It aims at the crossroads between scientists, researchers, practitioners and students from diverse domains in Cloud computing research. The Workshop aims at attracting contributions of system and network design that can support existing and future applications and services. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to:
•	Cloud computing system and network design
•	Cloud network protocol design and management
•	Optimization for cloud computing, networking, and applications
•	Green cloud system design
•	Cloud storage design and networking 
•	Cloud system and storage security
•	Cloud network virtualization techniques
•	Modeling for cloud system, network and storage
•	Performance analysis for cloud system, network and storage
•	Big data storage and networking in the Clouds
•	Intra-cloud computing and networking
•	Mobile Cloud system design
•	Cloud media and storage design
•	Real-time resource reporting and monitoring for cloud management
•	Cloud system interoperability
•	Cloud data center design
•	Utility computing solutions in Cloud systems
•	Cloud forensics
•	Networking for cloud computing
•	Machine learning, data mining for cloud computing
•	Edge, fog, and mobile edge computing
•	Security, privacy, trust for cloud computing
•	Machine learning for cloud resource management
•	Machine learning for traffic engineering and congestion control
•	Machine learning for network measurement
•	Data-driven methodology and architecture
•	Networking for machine learning systems
•	Resource management and device placement for machine learning systems
•	Measurement and diagnosis for machine learning systems.

Submission Procedure 
Submitted papers must represent original material which is not currently under review in any other conference or journal and has not been previously published. Paper length should not exceed six-page standard IEEE conference two-column format (including all text, figures, and references). Please see the Author Information page for submission guidelines in the IEEE INFOCOM 2021. All submitted papers will go through a peer review process. All accepted and presented papers will be included in the IEEE INFOCOM 2021 proceedings and IEEE Xplore. IEEE reserves the right to exclude an accepted and registered but not presented paper from the IEEE digital library. Please follow the submission link on https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27892&track=104225 to submit your paper.

Keynotes:
1. Chonggang Wang, IEEE Fellow, Intedigital, USA 
2. Mohsen Guizani, IEEE Fellow, Qatar University, Qatar


Journal Special Issues: 
Selected papers will be recommended to IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoTJ, IF: 9.936), Digital Communications and Networks (Elsevier, IF: 5.382), MDPI Sensors (IF: 3.427), and WCMC (IF: 1.819) for potential fast-track publications.  

Committee:
General Chairs
Jie Li, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Alfredo Grieco, Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Ruidong Li, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan

Technical Program Committee Chairs
Deze Zeng, China University of Geosciences, China
Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis, University of Nicosia, Cyprus
Ruiting Zhou, Wuhan University, China
 
Keynote and Panel Chair
Zhi Zhou, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Publicity Chairs
Ka-Cheong Leung, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China 
Xiaohua Xu, Kennesaw State University, USA
Aravindh Raman, Telefónica Research, Spain

Steering Committee
Jiannong Cao, The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ, Hong Kong 
Hitoshi Asaeda, NICT, Japan
Jie Wu, Temple University, USA
Xiaoming Fu, University of Gottingen, Germany
Chuan Heng Foh, University of Surrey, UK
Jinsong Wu, Universidad de Chile, Chile
Yaser Jararweh, Duquesne University, USA
Zongpeng Li, Wuhan University, China & University of Calgary, Canada  

Important Dates
Paper submission deadline: December 29, 2020  (Firm)
Author notification: January 15, 2021
Camera ready: February 15, 2021