Cloud Computing: Challenges, Application and Prospects

Dear Colleagues,

Cloud computing has revolutionized how organizations and individuals access, store, and process data. As the field evolves, new challenges, applications, and prospects arise. Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417) invites researchers and practitioners to contribute to a Special Issue focused on advancing the understanding of cloud computing and exploring its challenges, applications, and prospects.

Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Cloud infrastructure design and optimization;
• Security and privacy in cloud computing;
• Cloud-based big data analytics;
• Cloud-based machine learning and artificial intelligence;
• Cloud storage and data management;
• Cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS) ;
• Cloud orchestration and management;
• Cloud-based applications and services;
• Edge and fog computing in cloud environments;
• Mobile cloud computing;
• Green and sustainable cloud computing;
• Cloud economics and business models;
• Performance optimization in cloud systems;
• Cloud interoperability and standards;
• Cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) solutions;
• Cloud-based healthcare and e-health systems;
• Cloud-based educational technologies;
• Cloud-based gaming and entertainment.

Prof. Dr. Gustavo Rau De Almeida Callou
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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