[agents] IEEE SDS 2017 (LAST CALL): The 4th IEEE International Conference on Software Defined Systems(SDS-2017), Valencia, Spain. May 8-11, 2017

[Mohammad Alsmirat]

The 4th IEEE International Conference on Software Defined Systems(SDS-2017)

Valencia, Spain. May 8-11, 2017

http://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2017/index.php

(Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE -Spain Section)

Co-loacated with (FMEC 2017): http://emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2017/index.php


Call For Papers:

Next generation cloud systems will require a paradigm shift in how they are
constructed and managed. Conventional control and management platforms are
facing considerable challenges regarding flexibility, dependability and
security that next generation systems will require. The cloud computing
paradigm has gone part of the way towards alleviating some of the problems
associated with resource allocation, utilization and managements (e.g., via
elasticity). However, many of the elements of a well-designed cloud
environment remain “stiff” and hard to modify and adapt in an integrated
fashion. This includes underlying networking topologies, many aspects of
the user control over IaaS, PaaS or SaaS layers when such is needed,
construction of XaaS services, provenance and meta-data collection, and so
on. In many situations the problem may be because service abstraction is
inadequate. Software Defined Systems (SDS) are systems that have added
software components which help abstract actual IT equipment and other
layers.One classical example, of course, are hypervisors. Such separation
provides a great opportunity for system administrators to more easily
construct and managing their systems through flexible software layers.
Software Defined Systems include Software Defined Networking (SDN),
Software Defined Storage, Software Defined Servers (Virtualization),
Software Defined Datacenters (SDD), Software Defined Security (SDSec), and
ultimately Software Defined Clouds (SDCloud) to name a few possibilities.
Individual solutions and seamless integration of these abstractions remains
in many respects a challenge. After the high success of the previous
editions (SDS'2014, SDS'2015 and SDS'2016), The fourth International
confernce on Software Defined Systems 2017 (SDS'2017) will continue to be a
forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present
their latest research results, ideas, and developments in the area of
software defined systems – both components and their integration - and by
implication advancement of next generation clouds.
SDS 2017 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of
Software Defined Systems. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions
that help mitigating SDS challenges. That is, the objective of SDS 2017 is
to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss
and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of
Software Defined Systems.

Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all
major areas, which include, but not limited to:

* Software Defined Systems support for Cloud Computing .
* Software Defined Networking (SDN).
* SDN concepts, architecture, and APIs.
* Network Virtualization
* SDN and OpenFlow protocol
* Software Defined Radio
* Cognitive Radio Networks .
* Access Control models in SDN.
* Software Defined Storage.
* Storage Automation and Abstraction.
* Policy-driven storage provisioning.
* Software Defined Servers and Virtualization.
* Software Defined Datacenters.
* Software Defined Security o Security policies automation.
* Self-management systems.
* Autonomic Computing techniques.
* Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction.
* Software Defined Systems Scalability.
* Software Defined Systems optimization.
* Software tools and frameworks to support SDS .
* Software Defined Systems challenges and opportunities
* Software Defined Systems surveys .
* Social engineering, insider threats system for SDS.
* Incident Handling and Penetration Testing with SDS.
* Software Defined Systems support if IoT.
* Security protocols in SDS.
* Security and privacy of mobile SDS based cloud computing
* Service-oriented architectures, service portability andP2P
* Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks

*Important Dates:*

Submission Date: 20 Feb. 2017 (Firm)
Notification to Authors: 13 March 2017
Camera Ready Submission: 1 April 2017


*Submission:*

Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SDS Proceedings, which
will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Papers must be 6 pages in
IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single
space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted
electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the
stated length (including all figures, tables and references).
Submitted papers must present original unpublished research that is not
currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not
following these guidelines may be rejected without review. Also submissions
received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately
structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program
Chair for further information or clarification.
Papers should be submitted electronically by the deadline to
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sds2017

*Journal Special Issues:*

* The Journal of Supercomputing (IF: 1.08) - Springer

* Cluster Computing Journal (IF: 1.5) - Springer

*Co-located workshops:*

The 4th International Symposium on Internet of Things: Systems, Management
and Security.

http://emergingtechnet.org/IOT      SMS2017/index.html
<http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2017/index.html>
​The Third International Workshop on Mobile Cloud Computing systems,
Management, and Security (MCSMS-2017)

http://emergingtechnet.org/MCS      MS2017/
<http://emergingtechnet.org/MCSMS2017/>

The First international workshop on Software Defined Networks and Network
Function Virtualization​ (SDN-NFV)

http://emergingtechnet.org/SDN      -NFV2017/
<http://emergingtechnet.org/SDN-NFV2017/>


Committee:

General Co-Chairs:
* Yaser Jararweh, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
* Salim Hariri, University of Arizona, USA

Technical Program Co-Chairs:
* Elhadj Benkhelifa, Staffordshire University, UK.
* Yojiro UO, IIJ Innovation Institute Inc., Japan.

Publication Co-Chairs:
* Houbing Song, West Virginia University, USA.
* Angelo Furfaro, University of Calabria, Italy

Publicity Chair:
* Mahmoud Al-Ayyoub, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
* Andy Rindos, IBM research, USA.

Invited Speaker and Panel Co-Chairs
* Mladen Vouk, N.C. State University, USA
* Lo'ai Tawalbah, UCSB, USA

Steering Committee:
* Mladen Vouk, N.C. State University, USA (Chair)
* Elhadj Benkhelifa, Staffordshire University, UK
* Yaser Jararweh, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan.
* Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
* Jaime Lloret Mauri, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
* Andy Rindos, IBM research, USA.
* Salim Hariri, University of Arizona, USA



Please send any inquiry on SDS 2017 to Yaser Jararweh :
yijararweh at just.edu.jo and to Elhadj Benkhelifa: E.Benkhelifa at staffs.ac.uk.