The 2013 International Workshop on Mobile Computing in the Clouds (MobiCloud 2013) held in conjunction with The 9th International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks (MSN 2013)

Dalian, China
December 11-13, 2013

http://anss.org.au/mobicloud2013/

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INTRODUCTION:

With the proliferation of mobile techniques, mobile computing is playing increasing role in our contemporary society. Meanwhile, cloud computing has been experiencing phenomenal growth in last few years. Together with the widespread of the mobile technology and emerging of cloud computing concept, mobile cloud computing has been introduced to be a potential technology with a bright future.

In order to promote the development of mobile cloud computing, this workshop provides a platform for researchers, developers, teams and organisations in current mobile cloud computing from academia, industry and service providers to share their ideas, experiences and practical implementations related to new mobile cloud technologies and applications. We encourage papers that propose new research directions or challenge the existing solutions at the workshop. All the accepted papers will be published in the main conference proceeding.

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TOPICS OF INTEREST INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO

MobiCloud 2013 focuses on the techniques, methodologies, algthoms, models, applications in the areas of mobile cloud computing. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Mobile cloud architecture
System design for mobile cloud
Software and Applications in mobile cloud
The performance evaluation and measurement of mobile cloud services
Routing/Energy/Resources Optimization design in mobile cloud environment
Quality of Service (QoS) studies
Security and privacy protection
Cloud data and information management for service providers and users
Information sharing and forwarding
Social metric analysis in mobile cloud
Multimedia services, advertisements, games, and entertainments in mobile cloud
Mobile cloud service and pricing model

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IMPORTANT DATE

Paper Submission Deadline: August 31, 2013
Author Notification: October 15, 2013
Final Manuscript Due: October 27, 2013
Symposium Dates: December 11-13, 2013

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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Please submit your paper using the EasyChair (https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mobicloud2013). Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Papers must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed 6 pages including the bibliography and well-marked appendices. Papers should follow the IEEE 8.5" x 11" Two-Column Format including tables, figures, references and appendixes, in single column and single spaced free style, with Portable Document Format (.pdf). Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation.

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PROGRAM COMMITEE

Ming Li, Deakin University, Australia
Yang Xiang, Deakin University, Australia
Jun Zhang, Deakin University, Australia
Shui Yu, Deakin University, Australia
Robin Doss, Deakin University, Australia
Zhijie Li, Deakin University, Australia
Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
Kaigui Bian, Peking University, China
Zonghua Gu, Zhejiang University, China
Wolfgang Reif, University of Augsburg, Germany
Rafael Tolosana, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Domenico Giustiniano, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Ashiq Anjum, University of Derby, UK
Marco D. Santambrogio, MIT, USA

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CONTACT

Please email inquiries concerning MobiCloud 2013 to:
Dr. Ming Li (ming DOT li AT deakin DOT edu DOT au)