Cloud Computing and Big Data Mining
A special issue of Computers (ISSN 2073-431X). This special issue belongs to the section "Cloud Continuum and Enabled Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 2069
Special Issue Editor
2. Ageno School of Business, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Interests: cloud computing; enterprise software; virtualization; data center; artificial intelligence; distributed self-regulating software
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The fields of cloud computing and big data mining are undergoing rapid evolution, underscored by significant advancements in both technologies and methodologies. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies are increasingly integrated into cloud services, leading to more intelligent and efficient cloud solutions. Edge computing infrastructure, where computing resources and storage are brought closer to end users, is pushing data processing closer to the user’s device, instead of relying on a distant central location.
Tailored IT architectures that span multiple hybrid cloud servers are enabling the flexibility to choose services from various cloud vendors or providers, and they incorporate multi-cloud solutions for distributed data analytics. The adoption of trending technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, Kubernetes, and Docker is expected to pave the way for emerging technologies such as quantum computing, cloud gaming, and augmented and virtual reality (VR/AR) in the coming years. As data analytics become more intimately integrated with distributed software applications, new approaches will inevitably emerge.
This Special Issue is designed to serve as a platform for researchers and practitioners to share their most recent research findings, practical experiences, and innovative approaches within these domains. We welcome submissions of original research papers, insightful case studies, and comprehensive review articles. Topics of interest encompass, but are not limited to, architectures in cloud computing, algorithms for big data mining both in the centralized and distributed infrastructures, techniques in data analytics, and applications of machine learning.
We invite high-quality papers that discuss the technologies and methodologies advancing big data analytics while utilizing distributed cloud computing resources.
Dr. Rao Mikkilineni
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cloud computing
- big data mining
- data analytics
- machine learning
- artificial intelligence
- data security
- data privacy
- internet of things (IoT)
- edge computing
- distributed computing
- data warehousing
- data processing
- cloud storage
- data visualization
- hybrid cloud servers
- edge cloud servers
- integration of the internet of things
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