*CFP: The IEEE International Conference on Smart Cloud 2016 (SmartCloud 2016)* *(IEEE SmartCloud 2016)* Nov. 18th-20th, New York, USA http://csis.pace.edu/CSCloud/sc2016/index.html *IEEE SmartCloud 2016 will be held at Columbia University, New York, USA.* As a novel technology, cloud computing implementations have been booming in recent years. Align with the development of data mining and big data, cloud computing has been an efficient approach for delivering intelligent services and forming advanced distributed systems. Empowering the existing infrastructure by using cloud computing techniques has been considered a dramatically significant issue for both academia and industry. Therefore, making cloud computing "smart" has a giant demand in multiple fields, from telehealth to e-learning, from vehicular systems to mobile applications. IEEE SmartCloud 2016 aims to collect recent academic achievements in novel techniques, developments, empirical studies, and new developments in cloud computing. Innovative technical applications in clouds are highly encouraged. The objective of IEEE SmartCloud 2016 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange their new ideas, novel results, work in progress and experience on all aspects of smart computing and cloud computing. *Special Issues: * - - IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, Special Issue on “Secure Sustainable Green Smart Computing” (S2GSC) - IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, Special Issue on "Sustainable Cyber-Physical Systems" (SCPS) - Elsevier's Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (JPDC): Special issue on "Scalable Computing for Smart Energy Cyber-Physical Systems" (SCSE-CPS). Submission Deadline was extended to Aug. 30th, 2016. - Elesevier's Journal of Computational Science, Special Issue on Modeling and Evaluation of Highly Complex Computer Systems Architecture (SI:MEHCSA) - Springer, Cluster Computing Journal: Special Issue on Convergence of Internet of Things and Cloud Computing: Recent Advances and Future Trends - Journal of Computational Science: Special Issue on Optimization in Distributed Information Systems (Optimization in DIS)(Impact factor: 1.231) - Journal of Network and Computer Applications: Special Issue on Pervasive Social Networking (PSN)(Impact factor: 2.229) - Future Generation Computer Systems: Special Issue on Advances in Human-like Intelligence towards Next-Generation Web (AHI-NGW)(Impact factor: 2.786) - Wiley's Concurrency and Computation Practice and Experience: "Big Data Security and Intelligent Data in Clouds" (BDS-IDS2016) - Journal of Signal Processing Systems (JSPS): "Big Data Security and Smart Clouds" (BDSSC) *Topics* of particular interest include, but are not limited to: - Novel mechanisms in cloud computing - Pervasive computing applications and innovations in cloud computing - QoE / QoS for D2D communication in cloud computing - WiFi-Direct, WLAN-Direct, and cellular technology for empowering cloud computing - Nature inspired algorithms for resource management in cloud computing - Channel modulation for 5G networks in cloud computing - Cloud computing for D2D communication - Intelligent control mechanism for D2D communication in cloud computing - Cyber monitoring, incident response - Digital forensics in cloud computing - Big data security, Database security - Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing - Cyber threat intelligence - Security and fault tolerance for embedded or ubiquitous systems - Cloud security and privacy issues - Sensor network security issues in mobile cloud computing - Embedded networks and sensor network optimizations - Cloud computing and networking models - Ambient intelligence and intelligent service systems in cloud systems - Analysis and evaluation of cloud-based Healthcare - Cloud-assisted clinical data and knowledge management - Cloud computing for Healthcare - Data mining techniques and data warehouses in cloud computing - Heterogeneous architecture for cloud computing - Dynamic resource sharing algorithm for cloud computing - Load balance for cloud computing - Cloud-based audio/video streaming techniques - Cloud-based real-time multimedia techniques - Green cloud computing applications and optimizations *Committee* * Honor General Chair* Sun-Yuan Kung, Princeton University, USA * General Chairs* Xiaodong Zhang, Ohio State University, USA Qing Yang, University of Rhode Island, USA Meikang Qiu, Pace University, USA * Program Chairs* Yongxin Zhu, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China Yan Zhang, University of Oslo, Norway Lixin Tao, Pace University, USA *Important Dates* *Paper Submission: Aug. 1st, 2016 (extended)* Author Notification September 15th, 2016 Camera-Ready October 15th, 2016 Registration Due October 15th, 2016 Conference Date Nov. 18th-20th, 2016