EDGE 2019 Call for Papers

2019 International Conference on Edge Computing (EDGE 2019, http://theEdgeComputing.org/2019/)
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EDGE 2019 Call for Papers

EDGE 2019 has obtained approval from the following journals to organize special issues based on extended versions of EDGE papers:
-Special Issues in Services Transactions on Internet of Things (STIOT),
-Special Issues in Services Transactions on Services Computing (STSC),
-Special Issues in Services Transactions on Big Data (STBD),
-Special Issues in Services Transactions on Cloud Computing (STCC),
-Special Issues in International Journal of Web Services Research (JWSR)(Indexed by SCI & EI),
-Special Issues in International Journal of Business Process Integration and Management (IJBPIM).
The International Conference on Edge Computing (EDGE) aims to become a prime international forum for both researchers and industry practitioners to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of Edge computing, identify emerging research topics, and define the future of Edge computing. EDGE covers the localized resource sharing and connections with the cloud.
EDGE 2019 is a member of Services Conference Federation (SCF). SCF 2019 will have the following 10 collocated service-oriented sister conferences: 2019 International Conference on Web Services (ICWS 2019), 2019 International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD 2019), 2019 International Conference on Services Computing (SCC 2019), 2019 International Congress on Big Data (BigData Congress 2019),2019 International Conference on AI & Mobile Services (AIMS 2019), and 2019 World Congress on Services (SERVICES 2019), 2019 International Congress on Internet of Things (ICIOT 2019), 2019 International conference on Cognitive Computing (ICCC 2019), 2019 International Conference on Edge Computing (EDGE 2019), and 2019 International Conference on Blockchain (ICBC 2019).
Topics of the EDGE 2019, goal of the conference, and unique features that other conferences do not have.

The major topics of the conference are as follows:
- Architecture of Edge Computing systems
- Public and Private Mobile Clouds in Edge Computing
- Software of Edge Computing
- Hybrid clouds in Edge Computing
- Programming the Edge Computing
- Functionality of Edge Computing systems
- Communication among Edges of an Edge Computing system
- Communication between Edges and central cloud in an Edge Computing system
- Migration services in Edge Computing systems
- Workflows in Edge Computing
- Green Edge Computing
- Reliability in Edge Computing systems
- Availability in Edge Computing systems
- Security and Privacy in Edge Computing systems
- Trust in Edge Computing
- Quality of Service in Edge Computing
- Pricing and Billing in Edge Computing
- Applications of Edge Computing
- Mission critical Edge Computing
All submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by at least 3 program committee members. Accepted and presented papers from all EDGE tracks will appear in the conference proceedings.
Submitted Research Track and Application Track manuscripts will be limited to 15 (LNCS Proceedings style) pages and REQUIRED to be formatted using the LNCS Proceedings template ( WORD , Latex ）. Submitted Short Paper track manuscripts will be limited to 8 (LNCS Proceedings style) pages. The authors can extend a maximum of 2 pages for each paper but will have to pay extra fees for each extra page. Unformatted papers and papers beyond the maximum page limit may not be reviewed. Electronic submission of manuscripts (in PDF or Word format) is required. Detailed instructions for electronic paper preparation and submission, panel proposals, tutorial proposals, workshop proposals, and review process can be found at http://theedgecomputing.org/2019/ .
The Proceedings of EDGE 2019 will be published in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) by Springer International Publishing AG. Currently the Abstracting and Indexing services covered by Springer’s data feeds for LNCS proceedings include ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index (included in Web of Science), Engineering Index EI (Compendex and Inspec databases), DBLP, Google Scholar, IO-Port, MathSciNet, Scopus, and ZBlMath. For all 10 collocated conferences of SCF 2019, the content of this proceedings volume will be made freely accessible to anyone in the Springer’s digital library after four years upon publication.

At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register to the conference and present the paper. One Best Paper award and one Best Student Paper award will be granted at EDGE 2019. The first author of the best student paper must be a full-time student. The Best Paper Awards will be sponsored by Springer, which is a leading global scientific, technical and medical portfolio, providing researchers in academia, scientific institutions and corporate R&D departments with quality content through innovative information, products and services.

Manuscripts submitted to the Research Track focusing on application or solution descriptions may be recommended to the Application Track or other tracks for further consideration if the session slots are available.
EDGE 2019 Submission Information

Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers that are not being considered in another forum. Submissions should include paper title, abstract, name of authors, their affiliations, and emails addresses. In order to submit a paper, click on the link to the dedicated submission system (http://theedgecomputing.org/2019/submission.html) powered by ConfHub.com Services.
Author Guidelines and Templates

SCF 2019 Guidelines & copyright forms

Guidelines for proceedings authors (pdf)
LNCS Copyright Form (pdf, 61kb)
SCF 2019 Templates, sample files & useful links

LaTeX2e Proceedings Templates (zip)
Microsoft Word Proceedings Templates (zip)
Microsoft Word 2003 Proceedings Templates (zip, 229kb)
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Important Dates:

Research Track:

Abstract Submission Deadline: Feb. 17, 2019
Full Paper Submission Due Date: Feb. 17, 2019
Decision Notification (Electronic): May 1, 2019
Camera-Ready Copy Due Date & Pre-registration Due: May 7, 2019

Application Track:

Abstract Submission Deadline: Feb. 17, 2019
Full Paper Submission Due Date: Feb. 10, 2019
Decision Notification (Electronic): May 6, 2019
Camera-Ready Copy Due Date & Pre-registration Due: May 7, 2019
Short Paper Track:

Abstract Submission Deadline: Feb. 17, 2019
Full Paper Submission Due Date: Feb. 17, 2019
Decision Notification (Electronic): May 8, 2019
Camera-Ready Copy Due Date & Pre-registration Due: May 7, 2019
Theme Tracks:

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 15, 2019
Full Paper Submission Due Date: April 15, 2019
Decision Notification (Electronic): May 1, 2019
Camera-Ready Copy Due Date & Pre-registration Due: May 7, 2019
Submission System

Please submit all the track papers to Submission page ( http://theedgecomputing.org/2019/submission.html )
Review Policy

SCF Policy and professional ethics require that referees treat the contents of papers under review as privileged information not to be disclosed to others before publication. It is expected that no one with access to a paper under review will make any inappropriate use of the special knowledge, which that access provides. Contents of abstracts submitted to conference program committees should be regarded as privileged as well, and handled in the same manner.
About EDGE

International Conference on Edge Computing (EDGE) aims to become a prime international forum for both researchers and industry practitioners to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of Edge computing, identify emerging research topics, and define the future of Edge computing. EDGE covers the localized resource sharing and connections with the cloud.

EDGE 2019 is a member of Services Conference Federation (SCF). EDGE 2019 will co-locate with ICWS 2019, CLOUD 2019, SERVICES 2019, BigData Congress 2019，SCC 2019, AIMS 2019, ICCC 2019, ICBC 2019 and ICIOT 2019 in San Diego, USA.
Contact Information

If you have any questions or queries on EDGE 2019, please send email to EDGE AT ServicesSociety.org.
SCF As A Platform

-- SCF 2019 Defines Future of New ABC (AI, Blockchain & Cloud)
The International Conference on Web Services (ICWS) was first conceived in June 2003 in Las Vegas, USA. Meanwhile, the First International Conference on Web Services - Europe 2003 (ICWS-Europe'03) was held in Germany in Oct, 2003. ICWS-Europe'03 is an extended event of the 2003 International Conference on Web Services (ICWS 2003) in Europe. In 2004, ICWS-Europe was changed to the European Conference on Web Services (ECOWS), which was held at Erfurt, Germany. In the last year, SCF 2018 was held successfully in Seattle, USA. To celebrate its 17-year-old birthday, ICWS 2019 will be held on June 25 - June 30, 2019, San Diego, USA.
In the past 16 years, ICWS community has been expanded from Web engineering innovations to scientific research for the whole services industry.
The service delivery platforms have been expanded to mobile platforms, Internet of Things, cloud computing, and edge computing. The services ecosystem is gradually enabled, value added, and intelligence embedded through enabling technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, and cognitive computing. In the coming years, all the transactions with multiple parties involved will be transformed to blockchain.
Based on the technology trends and best practices in the field, the Services Conference Federation (SCF) was created as a conference umbrella's code name for all services-related conferences. Today, we are very proud to announce that SCF 2019's 10 co-located theme topic conferences will all center around "services", while each focusing on exploring different themes (web-based services, cloud-based services, Big Data-based services, services innovation lifecycle, AI-driven ubiquitous services, blockchain driven trust service-ecosystems, industry-specific services and applications, and emerging service-oriented technologies)
SCF 2019 Highlights:

- Bigger Platform: The he 10 collocated conferences (SCF 2019) get sponsorship from the Services Society which is the largest not-for-profits organization (501 c(3)) dedicated for serving more than 30,000 worldwide researchers and practitioners. Bigger platform means bigger opportunities to all volunteers. Meanwhile, Springer provides sponsorship to best paper awards and other professional activities. All the 10 conference proceedings will be published by Springer and indexed in ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index (included in Web of Science), Engineering Index EI (Compendex and Inspec databases), DBLP, Google Scholar, IO-Port, MathSciNet, Scopus, and ZBlMath.
- Brighter Future: SCF launches the Second International Conference on Blockchain (ICBC 2019) to build the fundamental infrastructure for enabling secure and trusted services ecosystems. It will also lead our community members to create their own brighter future.
- Better Model: SCF 2019 leverages the invented Conference Blockchain Model (CBM) to innovate the organizing practices for all the 10 theme conferences. Senior researchers in the field are welcome to submit proposals to serve as CBM Ambassador for an individual conference to start better interactions during your leadership practices for organizing SCF 2019.
Look forward to your great contributions as a volunteer, author, and conference participant for the fast-growing worldwide services innovations community. If you would like to contribute to SCF 2019 as a leading volunteer or try the new Conference Blockchain Model, please feel free to fill in the online form (http://icws.org/2019/open.html) to become a conference volunteer. For other queries or questions, please feel free to visit our conference web sites and find contact information on SCF 2019.
See you all on June 25 - June 30, 2019, San Diego, USA.

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