CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS

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Software Engineering Frameworks for Cloud Computing Paradigm
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To be published by Springer in 2013

Chapter Proposal Submission Deadline: 31 March 2012
Full Chapter Submission Deadline: 1 July 2012


***** Introduction

Cloud computing is an emerging paradigm that allows cloud consumers to self-provision cloud-based IT resources. As a result, enterprises are positioning their on-premise software applications (and hardware resources) to enable them to take advantage of the distributed nature of the cloud environment. Although, software engineering (SE) is a well-established engineering discipline with numerous software development approaches, unless the on-premise applications are aligned with distributed computing paradigm, the benefits that cloud computing promises cannot be fully realised. The cloud computing paradigm has, therefore, caused to change the conventional business models and application development approaches. In this context, the software engineers and enterprise architects are adopting new ways for the design, development, integration and deployment of enterprise-wide applications. This is mainly due to the fact that conventional SE processes do not necessarily and satisfactorily lend to the development of software that is service-oriented and fit for distributed computing environments such as cloud computing. As a result, SE literature and practices require new innovative approaches to support SE frameworks and methodologies suitable for migration of enterprise applications to cloud environments.

The aim of the proposed book is to investigate SE frameworks that are suitable for software development to take advantage of the benefits that cloud computing offers and to fill a gap in the SE literature and practice by providing scientific contributions focusing on SE methods suitable for cloud computing environment.

***** Aim and Objectives

The aim of the proposed book is to discuss and analyse the implications of cloud computing paradigm on SE methods and frameworks to develop best practices for the SE industry. The objectives are:
• To capture the state-of-the-art research and practice with respect to SE for
Enterprise Cloud Environments
• To discuss and analyse the implications of cloud computing paradigm on SE
methods, techniques and frameworks
• To identify potential research directions and technologies to facilitate
software process improvement initiatives
• To explore limitations and barriers with respect to design and development of
software suitable for cloud environments
• To discuss and establish best practices for software development industry with
reference to Enterprise Cloud Computing;
• To present case studies to highlighting the understanding of cloud computing
implications for software development.

***** Target Audience

Target audience for this book includes students, researchers, software engineers, enterprise architects, business analysts and other practitioners in the fields of SE and cloud computing as well as project managers involved in the development and implementing of SE projects suitable for cloud environments.

***** Recommended Topics: include, but not limited to, the following:

• Effective methodologies and frameworks for development of cloud-based
applications
• Cloud architectural patterns for developing scalable applications in the cloud
• Applications and data architectures for cloud-based enterprise applications
• Modelling and simulation of cloud environments in relation to enterprise
applications
• Agile methodologies and enterprise cloud computing
• Testing and implementation approaches for cloud-based applications
• Use of CASE tools for development of cloud-based applications
• Empirical studies of software development processes for cloud environments
• End user software engineering in cloud environments
• Software project management approaches for the development of cloud-based
applications
• Software Engineering issues of migration of legacy systems to cloud environments
• limitations and barriers to design/development of software suitable for cloud
environments
• Teaching curriculum for software engineering programmes for cloud-based
developments
• Reliability and performance metrics and issues in cloud-related application
systems
• Case studies and best practices.

***** Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit 1-2 page chapter proposals clearly stating the objective, scope and structure of the proposed chapters - by the deadline mentioned above. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified within two weeks (in most cases) and given instructions and guidelines for full chapter preparation. Completed chapters should be approximately 10,000 words or 15-20 pages in length. Full chapters will be reviewed following a double-blind peer review process to ensure relevance, quality and high information content. Proposals and full chapters, as WORD files, should be sent to: z.mahmood@derby.ac.uk or saqib.saeed@gmail.com

***** Important dates

• Chapter proposals submission deadline: 31 Mar 2012
• Notification of acceptance by: 15 Apr 2012
• Full chapters submission deadline: 1 July 2012
• Chapter review feedback to authors by: 1 Sep 2012
• Revised chapters submission deadline: 1 Oct 2012

***** For Enquiries: please contact the editors:

Dr Zaigham Mahmood: z.mahmood@derby.ac.uk
Mr Saqib saeed: saqib.saeed@gmail.com


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