http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5329110

• This creates the need for establishing a computing atmosphere for dynamically interconnecting and provisioning Clouds from multiple domains within and across enterprises.

• http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6123500

• http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-spot-instances.html

• Mathematics

• http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6424923

• Reserve cloud resource in advance and get discount for using this contingent.
• Use financial option as mechanism for resource reservation.
• Modelling of computing resources.
• Stakeholder are Service providers

• http://devblog.moz.com/2011/09/amazon-ec2-spot-request-volatility-hits-1000hour/
• http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-spot-instances.html

• trading platform based on auctioning theory.
• On-demand, opportunistic resource request and provision.
• Fog computing relevant. Allow users to become stake-holders.
  • different resources, in near future, which are more on-demand, unpredictable:
    • Calling time transfer.
    • Services in DTN like network.
  • User release their resource reservation or create on-demand reservation.

Use case:

User reserve resource. On provider side, this is often under-utilized resource. Providers use these resources to increase profit and cooperate to mitigate SLA QoS violation. One of the approache is like in this paper, finance options trading between providers. Our work is different: user can access to market interface and offer their reserved resource back to provider in a smaller time-scale. Resource re-trade. This extend the cooperation to users and help archive overall efficiency and higher resource utilization.

We provide the framework

We experiment with this model: synthetic

• programming
• fictitious data
• 2 days??

We will develop more.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6424952

Can be related works in provider in Cloud Federations.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6424969

Implementation, arche

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6424924

To be read!!!

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6809335

Offloading

Story:

• offloading market
• Offloading cloud characteristic
• Not federation but extend to user context / user centric.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6809432

tobe read

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6809403

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6809405

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6424940

• http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6809342
• Joint Server Selection and Routing for Geo-replicated Services. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6809443
• A Federated CometCloud Infrastructure to Support Resource Sharing. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6809424
• On the Performance of Distributed Clustering Algorithms in File and Streaming Processing Systems. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6123478
• Dynamic Resource Allocation for Spot Markets in Cloud Computing Environments. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6123496
• Multi-objective Meta-heuristics for Scheduling Applications with High Availability Requirements and Cost Constraints in Multi-Cloud Environments http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6123507
• Economics-Driven Approach for Managing Technical Debt in Cloud-Based Architectures http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6809404
• Context-Aware Job Scheduling for Cloud Computing Environments http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6424958
• Empowering Mobile Service Provisioning through Cloud Assistance http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6809334
• Dynamic Mobile Cloud Computing: Ad Hoc and Opportunistic Job Sharing http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6123509
• Towards Context Caches in the Clouds http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6123531
• A Cloud-Based Architecture for Citizen Services in Smart Cities http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6424966

• Current cloud utility model
  • Domain specific, preconfigured resource, lack social interaction.
  • Current model of distributed system can be improved
    • Better on-demand, reactive service configuration, provision: SLA…
    • Social network inspired interaction between stake-holders for new resource utility models.
• Our model:
  • Unify centralized on cloud service and mobile, distributed ad-hoc network services.
    • Short auctioning time, direct and context relevant resource distribution.
  • Our Arche:
    • Service app framework as a service.
    • Access network agnostic service brokering

• Middleware
  • http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_4-2/middleware_muddle.html
  • JavaEE json middleware? search

  The technical problem to be solved with a justification of its importance
  An account of related and prior works that explains why these works have not solved the problem
  The specific research problem or question that your thesis work will address
  A sketch of the proposed approach or solution
  The expected contributions of your dissertation research
  Progress in solving the stated problem
  The methods you are using or will use to carry out your research
  A plan for evaluating your work and presenting credible evidence of your results to the research community

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    Topic of interest include (but not limited to):
• Big Data and Analytics
• Principles and theoretical foundations of Utility Computing, including pricing and service models
• Policy languages and Programming models
• Architectural models to achieve Utility in Clouds
• Designs and deployment models for Clouds: private, public, hybrid, federated, aggregated
• Cloud Computing middleware, stacks, tools, delivery networks and services at all layers (XaaS)
• Virtualisation technologies and other enablers
• Economic models and scenarios of use
• Scalability and resource management: brokering, scheduling, capacity planning, parallelism and elasticity, as well as marketplaces
• Cloud management: autonomic, adaptive, self-*, SLAs, performance models and monitoring
• Applications: games, social networks, scientific computing (e-science) and business
• Mobile and energy-efficient use of Clouds
• Beyond technology: Cloud business and legal implications, such as security, privacy, trust and jurisdiction especially in Utility contexts

7th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing (UCC 2014) December 8-11, 2014, London, UK

http://computing.derby.ac.uk/ucc2014/

Context and Scope

Cloud Computing promises to deliver computational resources on demand as services that are commoditised and delivered as in traditional utilities such as electricity, gas, water and telephony. Utility with Cloud services can already be achieved for compute, storage and communication resources but also for hosted software and data. UCC is the premier IEEE/ACM conference covering all areas related to Cloud Computing as a Utility. There is also increasing interest from commercial providers to offer business and revenue models around the services they offer. Understanding how these model could be used to provide utility for both users, intermediary brokers (aggregators) and providers will also be of interest for this conference.

This will be the 7th UCC in a successful conference series. Previous events were held in Shanghai, China (Cloud 2009), Melbourne, Australia (Cloud 2010 & UCC 2011), Chennai, India (UCC 2010), Chicago, USA (UCC 2012), and Dresden, Germany (UCC2013). UCC 2014 happens while cloud providers worldwide add new services and increase utility at an accelerated pace and is therefore of high relevance for both academic and industrial research.

Topics of interest include:

• Big Data and Analytics
• Principles and theoretical foundations of Utility Computing, including pricing and service models
• Policy languages and Programming models
• Architectural models to achieve Utility in Clouds
• Designs and deployment models for Clouds: private, public, hybrid, federated, aggregated
• Cloud Computing middleware, stacks, tools, delivery networks and services at all layers (XaaS)
• Virtualisation technologies and other enablers
• Economic models and scenarios of use
• Scalability and resource management: brokering, scheduling, capacity planning, parallelism and elasticity, as well as marketplaces
• Cloud management: autonomic, adaptive, self-*, SLAs, performance models and monitoring
• Applications: games, social networks, scientific computing (e-science) and business
• Mobile and energy-efficient use of Clouds
• Beyond technology: Cloud business and legal implications, such as security, privacy, trust and jurisdiction especially in Utility contextsImportant Dates

Tutorials Proposals: 18 July, 2014

Paper Submissions Due: 18 July, 2014

Notification of Acceptance: 29 August, 2014

Early Registration Deadline: 29 September, 2014

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers electronically through EasyChair(https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ucc2014) . Manuscripts may not exceed 10 letter size (8.5 x 11) pages including figures, tables and references using the IEEE format for conference proceedings (print area of 6-1/2 inches (16.51 cm) wide by 8-7/8 inches (22.51 cm) high, two-column format with a 3/8 inch (0.81 cm) space between them, single-spaced 10-point Times fully justified text). Submitted papers must represent original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines will be rejected without review and further action may be taken, including (but not limited to) notifications sent to the heads of the institutions of the authors and sponsors of the conference. The proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society, USA, and will be made available online through the IEEE Digital Library.

Chairs and Committees

Conference Co-Chairs

Nikos Antonopoulos, University of Derby, UK (n.antonopoulos@derby.ac.uk) Omer F. Rana, Cardiff University, UK (o.f.rana@cs.cardiff.ac.uk)

Programme Committee Co-Chairs

Shrideep Pallickara, Colorado State University, USA Chunming Rong, University of Stavanger, Norway

Organising Chair

Ashiq Anjum, University of Derby, UK (a.anjum@derby.ac.uk)

Workshops Chair

Josef Spillner, TU Dresden, Germany

Publications Chairs

Rajkumar Buyya, University of Melbourne, Australia

Nik Bessis, University of Derby, UK

Lee Gillam, University of Surrey, UK

Workshops

We encourage high quality workshops from the community, which relate to one or more of the t

The goal of the Doctoral Symposium is to provide a supportive and shepherding environment in which PhD students can present their research proposal and attend UCC. Students will be able to discuss their research objectives, methods and approach and results at various stages of their research. The aim is to solicit feedback on their research from well established researchers and attendees. The Symposium is also an opportunity for students to network with peers and get mentored by leading academics and practitioners in the field of utility and cloud computing. Doctoral Symposium Scope

The technical scope of the Symposium is that of UCC. We invite students at different stages to submit Doctoral Research Papers and Extended Research Abstracts to the Doctoral Symposium: Students at an initial stage should have decided on research topic, question and approach and have outlined a research proposal to get the most out of the Symposium. Students at a mature stage (third or fourth year) are assumed to have on a concrete research questions, approach and evaluation.

Topics of interest to UCC include (but are not restricted to):

Big Data and Analytics
Principles and theoretical foundations of Utility Computing, including pricing and service models
Policy languages and Programming models
Architectural models to achieve Utility in Clouds
Designs and deployment models for Clouds: private, public, hybrid, federated, aggregated
Cloud Computing middleware, stacks, tools, delivery networks and services at all layers (XaaS)
Virtualisation technologies and other enablers
Economic models and scenarios of use
Scalability and resource management: brokering, scheduling, capacity planning, parallelism and elasticity, as well as marketplaces
Cloud management: autonomic, adaptive, self-*, SLAs, performance models and monitoring
Applications: games, social networks, scientific computing (e-science) and business
Software Engineering For/In the Cloud
Mobile and energy-efficient use of Clouds
Beyond technology: Cloud business and legal implications, such as security, privacy, trust and jurisdiction especially in Utility contexts

Format and Submission Guidelines

We solicit three types of contributions: i) Doctoral Research Papers, ii) Extended Research Abstracts and iii) Doctoral Posters. Doctoral Research Papers are limited to 6 pages, Extended Research Abstracts are limited to 4 pages and Doctoral Posters are limited to 2 pages in IEEE double-column format. The page limit includes figures, tables and references.

Your contribution needs to cover:

The technical problem to be solved with a justification of its importance
An account of related and prior works that explains why these works have not solved the problem
The specific research problem or question that your thesis work will address
A sketch of the proposed approach or solution
The expected contributions of your dissertation research
Progress in solving the stated problem
The methods you are using or will use to carry out your research
A plan for evaluating your work and presenting credible evidence of your results to the research community

The Doctoral Symposium Committee will select participants based on the potential quality of the research and its relevance to UCC, Quality of the research abstract and diversity of background, research topics and approaches. Accepted contributions will appear in the UCC 2014 Proceedings. The proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society and will be made available online through the IEEE Digital Library. All submissions must be in English and made electronically through EasyChair. Upon notification of acceptance, all authors will be asked to compete a Copyright form and will receive further instructions for preparing their camera ready versions according to the UCC 2014 Format and Submission Guidelines. All authors will be expected to be able to meet the tight UCC 2014 camera-ready copy deadline and to present their work at UCC 2014. Doctoral Symposium Chair

Rami Bahsoon, University of Birmingham, UK – e-mail: r.bahsoon@cs.bham.ac.uk Doctoral Committee

TBA Important Dates

Submission Due Date: 30 July 2014 Notification Date: 29 August, 2014 Camera-Ready Date: 15 September 2014 Doctoral Symposium Date: One day workshop, 8-11 December 2014