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Call for Papers: IEEE CLOUDNET 2014
3rd IEEE International Conference on Cloud Networking

October 8-10, 2014 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
http://www.ieee-cloudnet.org/
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Submit now using EDAS system: http://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=16271&track=44157

IMPORTANT DATES
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- Paper submission: May 15th, 2014 (extended)
- Notification: August 1st, 2014
- Final Paper: August 15th, 2014

Cloud Networking has emerged as a promising direction for cost-efficient
and reliable service delivery across data communication networks.
The dynamic location of service facilities and the virtualization of
hardware and software elements are stressing the communication network
and protocols, especially when data centers are interconnected through
the Internet. Although the "computing" aspects of Cloud technologies
have been largely investigated, lower attention has been devoted to the
"networking" aspects. The 3rd IEEE International Conference on Cloud
Networking (IEEE CloudNet 2014), part of the IEEE Cloud Computing
Initiative, precisely addresses these aspects.

Conference topics include (but are not limited to):

- Data Center Network Management, Reliability, Optimization
- Distributed Data Center Architectures and Services, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
- Energy-Efficient Datacenters and Networks
- Big Data Management
- Internet Routing of Cloud data
- Virtual Ethernet Switching, Data Center Bridging
- Cloud Traffic Characterization and Measurements
- Intra-Cloud vs Inter-Cloud Management
- Cloud Traffic Engineering and Control-Plane Architectures
- Green Data Centers and Cloud Networking
- Security, Privacy, and Confidentiality in Cloud Networking
- Virtualization of Network Equipment
- Unified User and Machine Mobility Management
- Data Flow Management and Load Balancing
- Mobile Cloud Networking
- Cloud Federation and Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure
- Storage Area Networks, Optical Interconnect, Fiber Channels
- Content and Service Distribution

CORPORATE PATRONS
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DIMENSION DATA (Platinum), TELINDUS (Gold), BULL (Silver), FUJITSU, EBRC,
In collaboration with CROSSFIRE, LUXINNOVATION

SPECIAL ISSUES
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The following journals will invite submission of "extended versions" of the best quality papers from the IEEE CLOUDNET 2014 conference. For more details please visit http://www.ieee-cloudnet.org/cfp.html.

- IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, special issue on “Cloud Networking”
- Journal of Grid Computing (Impact Factor 1.603), special issue on “Green Cloud Computing”
- International Journal of Metaheuristics, Special Issue on “Metaheuristics and the Cloud”


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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Prospective authors are invited to submit original technical papers for
publication in the IEEE CLOUDNET 2014 Conference Proceedings.

All submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length
of six (6) single-spaced, double-column pages without incurring
additional page charges. One (1) additional page is allowed with a charge
of USD100, if accepted.

Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and
submitted to IEEExplore.

The best accepted paper will receive the Best Paper Award.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Sartaj Sahni, University of Florida
Stephen L. Diamond, IEEE Cloud Computing Initiative


VENUE
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The conference will be held in the Abbey of Neumunster. Located in the
heart of Luxembourg city, the Abbey of Neumunster is classified as World
Heritage by the UNESCO.


TRAVEL GRANTS
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A number of student travel grants is reserved to be awarded to the authors
of the accepted papers.


CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
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Conference Chairs
Dzmitry Kliazovich, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Albert Y. Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia
Pascal Bouvry, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Technical Program Committee Chairs
Samee U. Khan, North Dakota State University, U.S.A.
Lizhe Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
El-Ghazali Talbi, INRIA, France

Organizing Chair
Gregoire Danoy, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Posters and Demos Chairs
Stefano Giordano, Univ. of Pisa, Italy
Sebastien Varrette, Univ. of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Special Sessions Chairs
Christos Verikoukis, CTTC, Spain
Nicos Passas, University of Athens, Greece
Bernabe Dorronsoro, Univ. of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Awards Chairs
Fabrizio Granelli, Univ. of Trento, Italy
Nelson Fonseca, State Univ. of Campinas, Brazil

Publicity Chairs
Burak Kantarci, University of Ottawa, Canada
Luca Foschini, University of Bologna, Italy
Sushmita Ruj, Indian Statistical Institute, India
Yongwei WU, Tsinghua University, China

Financial Chair
Laurent Betry, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Publication and Web Chair
Claudio Fiandrino, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Local Arrangement Chairs
Stephanie Annet, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Magali Martin, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Celine Lagrost, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Bertrand Dessart, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

More info at: http://www.ieee-cloudnet.org/