From editor@mcs.kent.edu Sat May 24 13:50:03 2003 Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 12:54:42 -0400 From: commcomp-special-issueReply-To: gkd@phoenix.edc.org To: gkd@phoenix.edc.org Subject: [GKD] CFP: Special Issue on Activated and Programmable Internet Call for Papers Special Issue on Activated and Programmable Internet: The Converging Technologies for the Internet based Active, Programmable & Computing Systems. Journal of Computer Communications Guest Editor: Prof. Javed I. Khan, Kent State University Latest Information for the call for paper can be found from: http://trident.mcs.kent.edu/~editor/ SCOPE: Over the last few years a number of paradigms have emerged on the converging theme of the activated Internet. Paradigms trace back to vastly different origins, but converge on the unifying theme^Twhere the Internet is not only a large network but also a confederated computing and communication platform. The spectrum ranges from grid networking, content services networking, active and programmable networks, sensor computing to the very recent automatic computing. * Application services on peer-to-peer networks have recently toppled the Web as the leading consumer of backbone bandwidth. Active proxies are opening a new horizon for such services. * Active networking aims at new network services by adding programmability to network devices. * Programmable networking is exploring how the existing protocols on internetworking devices can be made versatile by making their features programmable via open interfaces. * Grid computing targets scientific computing over massive number of networked computers, supercomputers, and massive storage. * The latest-- automatic programming envisions the internet as the ultimate computing platform where resources can be adaptively congregated, used, and dismantled- all based on services' need. The objective of this special issue of the Journal of Computer & Communication is to showcase some of the brilliant and recent research in these convergent paradigms which merit potential cross fertilization. Authors are encouraged to submit high-quality papers dealing with original and innovative results along the themes. Both theoretical and practical results are highly welcome. Topics of particular interest include but are not limited to the following: Theory, Model & Framework * Languages and models of network programmability * OS and environments for network programming * Models & framework for netcentric applications & services Architectures & Protocols: * Programmable network architecture & hardware * Server architecture for web based computing & service * QoS, resource management & synchronization of active systems * Security and privacy models for safe internet computing * Ubiquity, global portability and mobility architectures * Peer-to-peer systems with programmable transport protocols * Extensible network signaling protocols * Service dissemination and discovery protocols Applications & Services: * Services on active and programmable networks * Integrated content and application services involving proxy * Sensor computing * Grid applications * Automatic services & applications IMPORTANT DATES Submission: August 30, 2003 Acceptance decision: November 1, 2003 Final paper due: March 1, 2004 Publication date: Spring 2004 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Authors are invited to submit full papers less than 25 pages, following the templates available from the publisher at <http://authors.elsevier.com/> in electronic form (PDF preferred) to the Guest Editor at the following address: Prof. Javed I. Khan Department of Computer Science Kent State University 233 MSB, Kent, OH-44242 Email: javed@kent.edu ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: . In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>