CFP - Special Issue on Mobile Cloud from International Journal on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (IJSEKE)(SCI Indexed) - Paper Submission Deadline - January 15, 2014

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Call for Papers from The International Journal on Software Engineering and =
Knowledge Engineering (IJSEKE)(SCI Indexed)=0A=0AA Focused Topic Issue on=
=0A=E2=80=9CEngineering for Mobile Clouds and Services=E2=80=9D=0A=0A1.=C2=
=A0=C2=A0 Focused Theme=0AThe advance of cloud computing and mobile computi=
ng brings a new paradigm =0Ashift from conventional mobile computing servic=
es to mobile cloud computing=0Aservices for mobile users over the Internet =
and wireless networks. =0A=0AMany people believe that Mobile Cloud Computin=
g (MCC) will not only=0Acompletely change the current way of delivering mob=
ile computing and=0Acommunication services to global mobile users, but also=
 alter their working =0Aand life styles with seamless global mobile resourc=
e sharing and accesses.=0A=0AIn current mobile computing and wireless servi=
ces, mobile users commonly =0Ause mobile devices with limited computing pow=
er and resources to receive regional wireless communication services and li=
mited data services. =0A=0AUnlike mobile computing, MCC leverages emergent =
cloud infrastructures, =0Amobile networking and mobile device resources to =
deliver innovative and =0Adiverse services to mobile users and businesses a=
t anytime and anywhere; =0Aincluding mobile cloud infrastructures, platform=
s, and software-as-as-services. =0AMobile cloud service systems take advant=
age of existing cloud infrastructures =0Aand services to allow mobile devic=
es (such as smartphones and tablets) to =0Aovercome the limited computing p=
ower and resources on mobile devices. =0A=0AThere are many different types =
of useful applications that can be deployed on =0Aa MCC platform such as mo=
bile commerce, mobile learning, mobile =0Ahealthcare, and mobile computing.=
 There are also many fundamental issues =0Ato be resolved=C2=A0in developin=
g mobile clouds, applications and services. =0Afor example, how to effectiv=
ely increase the performance of hardware-limited =0Amobile devices using cl=
oud computing, and how to address the major concerns=0Aabout cloud services=
 for mobile devices, such as data privacy, data ownership,=0Aservice reliab=
ility, and service security. =0A=0ATo develop high-quality MCC software, so=
ftware engineering and knowledge =0A=0Aengineering methodologies and techni=
ques must be critical in developing =0A=0Amobile clouds and services to dev=
elop elastic mobile cloud infrastructures, =0A=0Aplatforms, and services.=
=0A=0AThis focused topic issue for the International Journal of Software En=
gineering =0A=0Aand Knowledge Engineering (IJSEKE) focus on engineering iss=
ues and =0Asolutions in building high-quality mobile cloud computing infras=
tructures, =0Aplatforms, and services. It provides an outlet for researcher=
s and industry =0Apractitioners to present innovative ideas, practical solu=
tions and methods, =0Aand software technologies and tools relating to mobil=
e cloud computing and services.=0A=0A2. The Focused Topics=0A=0AThis focuse=
d topic issue seeks unpublished original papers, which proposes=0Anovel ide=
as, methods, solutions, and enabling technologies in engineering =0Ahigh-qu=
ality mobile cloud software, application systems, and tools. =0A=0AWe invit=
e original papers from both academia and industry on, but not limited=0Ato,=
 the following topics:=0A- Mobile cloud computing models, infrastructures, =
architectures, and frameworks=0A- Formal methods and engineering methodolog=
ies for mobile clouds and services=0A- Green computing and energy saving so=
lutions in mobile clouds and services=0A- Network communication protocols a=
nd connectivity in mobile clouds=0A-=C2=A0Mobile Data as a Services (MDaaS)=
=0A-=C2=A0Mobile Software as a Services (MSaaS)=0A-=C2=A0Mobile Platform-as=
-a-Service (MPaaS)=0A-=C2=A0Mobile Infrastructure-as-a-Service (MIaaS)=0A-=
=C2=A0Mobile cloud data security techniques and privacy solutions=C2=A0=0A-=
 Quality validation techniques and QoS services in mobile computing and clo=
ud computing=0A-=C2=A0Mobile cloud applications and enterprise systems=0A-=
=C2=A0Engineering tools and maintenance in building mobile cloud applicatio=
ns and services=0A-=C2=A0Modeling and simulations of mobile cloud computing=
 applications=0A-=C2=A0Service composition, adoption, customization, and co=
nfiguration for mobile clouds=0A-=C2=A0Knowledge engineering and data minin=
g and tools in mobile clouds=0A-=C2=A0Ontologies and methodologies for mobi=
le cloud computing and services=0A-=C2=A0Experience reports, case studies a=
nd evaluation experiments=0A=0A3. Important Dates=0A* Paper submission due =
date:=C2=A0 January 15, 2014=0A* Notification of acceptance: February 28, 2=
014=0A* Camera-ready copy: March, 2014=0A* Expected publication: June 2014=
=0A=0A4. Paper Submission=0APapers should be prepared following the guideli=
nes posted at the IJSEKE =0Aweb site(http://www.worldscinet.com/ijseke/mkt/=
guidelines.shtml). =0AThe authors must submit their original papers to IJSE=
KE website, specify =0Apaper type as special issue, and then select this sp=
ecial issue from a =0Apull-down menu.=C2=A0 Additionally, each paper is lim=
ited to 25 double-spaced pages in 11 pt font size.=C2=A0 For more informati=
on, please contact the guest editors.=0A=0A5. Paper Review and Publication=
=0AAll submitted papers will be reviewed by the selected researchers and ex=
perts =0Ain the research field committee. Each paper will be reviewed at le=
ast by =0Athree reviewers based on the review process of the International =
Journal of =0ASoftware Engineering and Knowledge Engineering. The accepted =
papers will be=C2=A0published in IJSEKE in a journal focused topic issue on=
 Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering for Mobile Cloud Computing =
and Services in 2013.=0A=0A6. Guest Editors=0AJerry Gao ([email protected]=
), San Jose State University, USA=0AHaiping Xu ([email protected]), University=
 of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA=0AYan Bai ([email protected]), Univers=
ity of Washington Tacoma, USA=0AGeorge Roussos ([email protected]), B=
irkbeck College, University of London, UK=0A
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lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:12pt"><div>Call for Papers from The International Journal on Softwa=
re Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (IJSEKE)(SCI Indexed)</div><div><b=
r>A Focused Topic Issue on<br>=E2=80=9CEngineering for Mobile Clouds and Se=
rvices=E2=80=9D</div><div><br></div><div>1.&nbsp;&nbsp; Focused Theme</div>=
<div>The advance of cloud computing and mobile computing brings a new parad=
igm </div><div>shift from conventional mobile computing services to mobile =
cloud computing</div><div>services for mobile users over the Internet and w=
ireless networks. </div><div><br></div><div>Many people believe that Mobile=
 Cloud Computing (MCC) will not only</div><div>completely change the curren=
t way of delivering mobile computing and</div><div>communication services t=
o global mobile users, but also alter their working </div><div>and life sty=
les
 with seamless global mobile resource sharing and accesses.</div><div><br><=
/div><div>In current mobile computing and wireless services, mobile users c=
ommonly </div><div>use mobile devices with limited computing power and reso=
urces to receive regional wireless communication services and limited data =
services. </div><div><br></div><div>Unlike mobile computing, MCC leverages =
emergent cloud infrastructures, </div><div>mobile networking and mobile dev=
ice resources to deliver innovative and </div><div>diverse services to mobi=
le users and businesses at anytime and anywhere; </div><div>including mobil=
e cloud infrastructures, platforms, and software-as-as-services. </div><div=
>Mobile cloud service systems take advantage of existing cloud infrastructu=
res </div><div>and services to allow mobile devices (such as smartphones an=
d tablets) to </div><div>overcome the limited computing power and resources=
 on mobile devices. </div><div><br></div><div>There are many
 different types of useful applications that can be deployed on <br>a MCC p=
latform such as mobile commerce, mobile learning, mobile </div><div>healthc=
are, and mobile computing. There are also many fundamental issues </div><di=
v>to be resolved&nbsp;in developing mobile clouds, applications and service=
s. </div><div>for example, how to effectively increase the performance of h=
ardware-limited </div><div>mobile devices using cloud computing, and how to=
 address the major concerns</div><div>about cloud services for mobile devic=
es, such as data privacy, data ownership,</div><div>service reliability, an=
d service security. </div><div><br></div><div>To develop high-quality MCC s=
oftware, software engineering and knowledge <br></div><div>engineering meth=
odologies and techniques must be critical in developing <br></div><div>mobi=
le clouds and services to develop elastic mobile cloud infrastructures, <br=
></div><div>platforms, and services.</div><div><br></div><div>This
 focused topic issue for the International Journal of Software Engineering =
<br></div><div>and Knowledge Engineering (IJSEKE) focus on engineering issu=
es and </div><div>solutions in building high-quality mobile cloud computing=
 infrastructures, </div><div>platforms, and services. It provides an outlet=
 for researchers and industry </div><div>practitioners to present innovativ=
e ideas, practical solutions and methods, </div><div>and software technolog=
ies and tools relating to mobile cloud computing and services.</div><div><b=
r></div><div>2. The Focused Topics</div><div><br></div><div>This focused to=
pic issue seeks unpublished original papers, which proposes</div><div>novel=
 ideas, methods, solutions, and enabling technologies in engineering </div>=
<div>high-quality mobile cloud software, application systems, and tools. </=
div><div><br></div><div>We invite original papers from both academia and in=
dustry on, but not limited</div><div>to, the following
 topics:</div><div>- Mobile cloud computing models, infrastructures, archit=
ectures, and frameworks</div><div>- Formal methods and engineering methodol=
ogies for mobile clouds and services</div><div>- Green computing and energy=
 saving solutions in mobile clouds and services</div><div>- Network communi=
cation protocols and connectivity in mobile clouds</div><div>-&nbsp;Mobile =
Data as a Services (MDaaS)</div><div>-&nbsp;Mobile Software as a Services (=
MSaaS)</div><div>-&nbsp;Mobile Platform-as-a-Service (MPaaS)</div><div>-&nb=
sp;Mobile Infrastructure-as-a-Service (MIaaS)</div><div>-&nbsp;Mobile cloud=
 data security techniques and privacy solutions&nbsp;</div><div>- Quality v=
alidation techniques and QoS services in mobile computing and cloud computi=
ng</div><div>-&nbsp;Mobile cloud applications and enterprise systems</div><=
div>-&nbsp;Engineering tools and maintenance in building mobile cloud appli=
cations and services</div><div>-&nbsp;Modeling and simulations of
 mobile cloud computing applications</div><div>-&nbsp;Service composition, =
adoption, customization, and configuration for mobile clouds</div><div>-&nb=
sp;Knowledge engineering and data mining and tools in mobile clouds</div><d=
iv>-&nbsp;Ontologies and methodologies for mobile cloud computing and servi=
ces<br>-&nbsp;Experience reports, case studies and evaluation experiments</=
div><div><br></div><div>3. Important Dates</div><div>* Paper submission due=
 date:&nbsp; January 15, 2014<br>* Notification of acceptance: February 28,=
 2014<br>* Camera-ready copy: March, 2014<br>* Expected publication: June 2=
014</div><div><br></div><div>4. Paper Submission</div><div>Papers should be=
 prepared following the guidelines posted at the IJSEKE <br>web site(<a hre=
f=3D"http://www.worldscinet.com/ijseke/mkt/guidelines.shtml">http://www.wor=
ldscinet.com/ijseke/mkt/guidelines.shtml</a>). <br>The authors must submit =
their original papers to IJSEKE website, specify <br>paper type as
 special issue, and then select this special issue from a <br>pull-down men=
u.&nbsp; Additionally, each paper is limited to 25 double-spaced pages in 1=
1 pt font size.&nbsp; For more information, please contact the guest editor=
s.</div><div><br></div><div>5. Paper Review and Publication</div><div>All s=
ubmitted papers will be reviewed by the selected researchers and experts <b=
r>in the research field committee. Each paper will be reviewed at least by =
<br>three reviewers based on the review process of the International Journa=
l of <br>Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering. The accepted paper=
s will be&nbsp;published in IJSEKE in a journal focused topic issue on Soft=
ware Engineering and Knowledge Engineering for Mobile Cloud Computing and S=
ervices in 2013.</div><div><br></div><div>6. Guest Editors</div><div>Jerry =
Gao (<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>), San Jos=
e State University, USA<br>Haiping Xu (<a
 href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>), University of Massachu=
setts Dartmouth, USA<br>Yan Bai (<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">y=
[email protected]</a>), University of Washington Tacoma, USA<br>George R=
oussos (<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]<=
/a>), Birkbeck College, University of London, UK</div></div></body></html>
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