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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation]<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%">The Eighth International
Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2021) <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%">Gandia,
Spain. December 6-9, 2021.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">SDS 2021 CFP:<span></span></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">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. <span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">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,
SDS'2016, SDS'2017, SDS'2018, SDS' 2019, SDS' 2020), The Eighth International
conference on Software Defined Systems 2021 (SDS'2021) 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.<span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">SDS 2021 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 2021 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. SDS is
Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to
submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but
not limited to:<span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">* Software Defined Systems support for Cloud
Computing .<br>
* Software Defined Networking (SDN).<br>
* SDN concepts, architecture, and APIs.<br>
* Network Virtualization <br>
* SDN and OpenFlow protocol<br>
* Software Defined Radio<br>
* Cognitive Radio Networks .<br>
* Access Control models in SDN.<br>
* Software Defined Storage.<br>
* Storage Automation and Abstraction.<br>
* Policy-driven storage provisioning.<br>
* Software Defined Servers and Virtualization.<br>
* Software Defined Datacenters.<br>
* Software Defined Security o Security policies automation.<br>
* Self-management systems.<br>
* Autonomic Computing techniques.<br>
* Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction.<br>
* Software Defined Systems Scalability.<br>
* Software Defined Systems optimization.<br>
* Software tools and frameworks to support SDS .<br>
* Software Defined Systems challenges and opportunities<br>
* Software Defined Systems surveys .<br>
* Social engineering, insider threats system for SDS.<br>
* Incident Handling and Penetration Testing with SDS.<br>
* Software Defined Systems support if IoT.<br>
* Security protocols in SDS.<br>
* Security and privacy of mobile SDS based cloud computing <br>
* Service-oriented architectures, service portability andP2P<br>
* Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Submissions Guidelines and
Proceedings<span></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Manuscripts should be prepared in
10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers
should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link.
A full paper can be up to 8 pages (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. All submissions are peer-reviewed by
at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SDS Proceeding,
and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services
and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. <br>
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Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under
consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers
up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include up to 7
keywords, complete postal and e-mail address, and fax and phone numbers of the
corresponding author. Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their
work at the conference. Submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but
that could not be accepted as regular papers will be accepted as short papers.
Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. <span></span></span></p>
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Date: 15 July, 2021<span></span></span></p>
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to Authors: 30 September, 2021<span></span></span></p>
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Ready Submission: 15 October, 2021 <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><span></span></span></p><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span><span style="text-decoration:none"></span></span></span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Contact:<span></span></span></u></b>
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