Distributed Systems: Methods and Applications
A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "E1: Mathematics and Computer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 2032
Special Issue Editor
Interests: algorithms; random processes; distributed systems; parallel computing; distributed algorithms; scheduling and load balancing; randomised algorithms; CS theory; storage systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to submit your latest research to our Special Issue, entitled "Distributed Systems: Methods and Applications".
Over the past five decades, distributed systems have been the subject of research, steadily growing in significance. With the expansion of the internet and networked computing and with the transition from single-core computers to parallel systems, the importance of distributed computing has reached unprecedented levels. In the design and development of efficient systems, empirical methods have their limits due to the costs and complexity involved. This amplifies the significance of modelling and analysing aspects of distributed systems, such as security or replication, theoretically and through simulations.
We welcome submissions that explore new approaches, methodologies, and applications in the field of distributed systems. Your contributions will enhance our knowledge and understanding of distributed systems, leading to more resilient and efficient systems.
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- High-performance and parallel computing;
- Distributed algorithms and data structures;
- Cloud, fog, and edge computing;
- Serverless computing;
- Microservice architectures;
- Internet of Things;
- Distributed operating systems;
- Distributed storage systems;
- Federated learning;
- Consensus and leader election algorithms;
- Population protocols;
- Blockchains.
Dr. Lars Nagel
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- distributed systems
- distributed algorithms
- parallel computing
- blockchains
- consensus and leader election algorithms
- cloud, edge, and fog computing
- distributed machine learning
- federated learning
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- smart systems
- microservices
- distributed storage systems
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