*Cloud computing: methodology, systems, and applications* Editor: Lizhe Wang <http://sites.google.com/site/lizhewang/>, Rajiv Ranjan<http://sites.google.com/site/rranjans/>, Jinjun Chen <http://www.swinflow.org/>, *Boualem Benatallah* CRC, Taylor & Francis group <http://www.crcpress.com/> http://sites.google.com/site/cloudcomputingsystem/conference/cloudbook *Introduction* A computing Cloud is a set of network enabled services, providing scalable, QoS guaranteed, normally personalized, inexpensive computing infrastructures on demand, which could be accessed in a simple and pervasive way. Conceptually, users acquire computing platforms or IT infrastructures from computing Clouds and then run their applications inside. Therefore, computing Clouds render users with services to access hardware, software and data resources, thereafter an integrated computing platform as a service, in a transparent way. Users thus can on-demand subscribe to their favorite computing infrastructures with requirements of hardware configuration, software installation and data access demands. The Cloud computing distinguishes itself from other computing paradigms, like Grid computing, Global computing, Internet Computing in the following aspects: user-centric interfaces, on-demand service, QoS guaranteed offer, autonomous system organization, scalability and flexible services. This book is expected to serve as an important reference and a milestone for research on Cloud computing since 2007, when the term of “Cloud computing” was coined. We solicit survey & review papers, original research, technical implementation, and case studies in various fileds of Cloud computing. *About CRC* The history of the CRC, Taylor & Francis group <http://www.crcpress.com/> has paralleled the history of science. For 95 years the CRC publisher has recorded the accomplishments of pioneering thinkers and researchers across all of science and technology, while also providing the resources and tools needed by those seeking to continue that progress. Recognized as a pioneer in the scientific publishing industry, CRC Press maintains a reputation that is as extraordinary in its depth as it is global in its depth. The CRC Press reaches around the globe with authoritative coverage of traditional and emerging fields, publishing the pioneering achievements of science and technology to provide professionals and students with the resources they need to make further advances. *Topic of Interests* *Part 1: Fundamentals of Cloud computing * 1. Overview of Cloud computing methodology 2. Cloud computing : present, past, and the future 3. A taxonomy and survey study of Cloud computing systems and technologies 4. Cloud computing and Grid computing: a comparative study *Part 2: Enabling technology of Cloud computing * 5. Virtual infrastructure management for Cloud computing 6. Resource management for Cloud computing 7. Security, privacy and trust management issues for Cloud computing 8. Programming model for Cloud computing 9. Software as a Service 10. Interoperability in Cloud computing 11. Decentralized algorithms for service discovery and monitoring 12. Overlay networking in Clouds 13. SOA and QoS management for Cloud computing 14. Web portals for monitoring, and deploying Cloud applications 15. Stochastic fault-tolerance and reliability models for Cloud computing *Part 3: Cloud computing functionality and provisioning * 16. Energy-efficiency models for provisioning and migration of applications 17. Application performance models and auto-scaling approaches 18. Workflow service in Cloud computing 19. Workload models and dynamic learning technique for new behavior adaptation 20. Application performance models and auto-scaling approaches 21. Business model and market oriented Cloud computing *Part 4: Data Centric Computing Architectures and Service in Clouds * 22. Multi-tenancy 23. Data Privacy 24. Storage Architectures 25. Distributed and Parallel Query Processing 26. Data Availability and Reliability 27. Transactional Models 28. Data Integration between clouds 29. Data intensive computing in Clouds *Part 5: Case studies, applications and future discussion * 30. High performance computing applications in Clouds 31. Enterprise computing applications in Clouds 32. Bioinformatics application in Clouds 33. Water Threat Management at FutureGrid 34. The future of Cloud computing *Important Dates* • Book chapter proposal due: Sept. 15, 2010 • Notification of book chapter proposal: Sept. 30, 2010 • Book chapter due: Oct. 30, 2009 • Book chapter review return to authors: Nov 20, 2009 • Final version submission: Dec. 10, 2009 • Book publication: May 2010 *Book chapter submission* A book chapter proposal includes book chapter title, author names, contact information, abstract, and key words. A full version chapter includes book chapter title, abstract, key words, author names and contact information. A book chapter should not exceed *30*pages. Please strictly follow the book chapter organization guideline<http://www.crcpress.com/resources/downloads/AUTHORS_Pub_With_Us_Camera_Ready_download.pdf>. Here is the book chapter template in tex<http://sites.google.com/site/cloudcomputingsystem/conference/cloudbook/template.zip?attredirects=0> . Please submit your manuscript and proposal to: *http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cloudbook10* *Contact* Please address your queries to Dr. Lizhe Wang<http://sites.google.com/site/lizhewang/> (Lizhe.Wang at gmail.com), Dr. Rajiv Ranjan <http://sites.google.com/site/rranjans/> (rranjans at gmail.com), or Dr. Jinjun Chen (jinjun.chen at gmail.com) -- ************************************************* Dr. Jinjun Chen Senior Lecturer CS3 - Centre for Complex Software Systems and Services Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies Swinburne University of Technology, 1, Alfred Street, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria 3122, Australia. Tel: +61 3 9214 8739 Fax: +61 3 9819 0823 Office: EN506e, Engineering Building, Hawthorn Campus Email: jinjun.chen@gmail.com URL: http://www.swinflow.org/~jchen/ *************************************************