BIG-DATA AND CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES

The boom of cloud technologies and cloud data storage has been a forerunner and enabler to the growth of Big Data. These technologies have substantial advantages over conventional physical deployments. However, better performance and efficiency of data analysis require a clear distinction of the boundaries between the private clouds, public clouds, and Internet of Things (IoT). A common approach to tackle this issue is to develop Big Data in the Cloud to deliver everything as a Service. The projects in this domain regularly exhibit unpredictable, bursting, or immense computing power and storage needs. At the same time, the stakeholders expect swift, inexpensive, and dependable products and project outcomes. The main objective of this special issue is to assort these challenges into different categories and seek the best articles, demonstrations, recommendations and solutions in the following areas:

Topics:

• Innovative Cloud Infrastructure for Big Data
• Mobile-Driven Cloud Computing
• Scientific Computing, Data Management and Analytics in Cloud
• Big Data and Cloud for Enterprise, Government and Society
• Big Data for Cloud-assisted, IoT-based Cyber-Physical Systems
• Big Data and Cloud for Improving Resilient Infrastructure
• Automatic Business Process and Workflow Management in Clouds
• Multimedia Applications in Mobile Cloud Environments
• Big Data and Cloud Research and Project Experience in Biomedical, Energy and Environment Control, Service Systems in Tourism, Transportation and Urban Planning, Vertical Markets – Telecom, Sensors, Social Networking, Smart Cities, Food and Agriculture.
• Case Studies of Big Data Value Creation

This special issue will consider substantially extended versions of papers presented at ICBDCC17 – International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing (Conference URL: www.karunya.edu/cse/icbdcc17) as well as external submissions.

Paper Submission

Call for papers: January 01, 2017

Manuscript submission due: August 25, 2017

First round notification: November 22, 2017

Revised submission due: December 24, 2018

Second round notification: February 23, 2018

Paper acceptance decision:  March 23, 2018

Publication: August 2018

Submission Guidelines

Unpublished manuscripts or extended versions of the papers that have been published in related conference proceedings are welcome. All submissions must be original and not currently under review for publication elsewhere. All submitted papers will be peer reviewed using the normal standards of CAEE. By submitting a paper to this issue, the authors agree to referee one paper (if asked) within the time frame of the special issue.

Authors should submit their papers through the Elsevier Editorial System at https://www.evise.com/profile/#/COMPELECENG/login using the Article Type \”SI-bdc“.

Author guidelines are available at the journal website at
http://www.elsevier.com/journals/computers-and-electricalengineering/0045- 7906/guide-for-authors.

Guest Editors

Dr. Elijah Blessing Rajsingh, Karunya University, India

elijahblessing@karunya.edu

Dr. Amir H. Alavi, Michigan State University, USA

alavi@msu.edu; ah_alavi@hotmail.com

Dr. J. Dinesh Peter, Karunya University, India (Managing Guest Editor)

dineshpeter@karunya.edu