Middleware for Next Generation Internet Computing

9th MW4NG Workshop of the
15th International Middleware Conference 2014

Previous years:
8th MW4NG 2013
7th MW4NG 2012
6th MW4SOC 2011
5th MW4SOC 2010
4th MW4SOC 2009
3rd MW4SOC 2008
2nd MW4SOC 2007
1st MW4SOC 2006
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http://2014.middleware-conference.org/
December 8 – 12, 2014
Bordeaux, France

 

Program - Workshop Committee - Important Dates - Proceedings

Workshop Overview

While dependability and security become cornerstones of the information society, they are impaired by change, imprecision, and emerging behavior due to scale, dynamism, and heterogeneity. To address these challenges for next generation Internet computing, key extra-functional properties should not be an "add on" or an "end to end task" anymore, but rather built in by means of Middleware.

Service oriented computing, cloud computing, socio-technical systems, and Web 2.0-style applications are important steps for next generation Internet computing, but still fall short when non functional (a.k.a. extra-functional) quality properties (e.g., dependability, security, performance, and scalability) need to be addressed. The emerging Internet communication architecture (e.g., from projects on the Internet of Things, the Future Internet, etc.) also requires middleware support for delivering computing applications and services. We can see many Internet Computing systems following proprietary end-to-end solutions and being weaved with application-specific approaches. This clearly hinders re-use, which can only be successfully leveraged by Middleware-based solutions. This in turn requires new flexibility for Middleware (adaptivity, elasticity, resilience) and new ways of collaboration between Middleware and applications/services.

Therefore, extra-functional quality properties need to be addressed not only by interfacing and communication standards, but also in terms of actual mechanisms, protocols, and algorithms. Some of the challenges are the administrative heterogeneity, the loose coupling between coarse-grained operations and long-running interactions, high dynamicity, and the required flexibility during run-time. Recently, massive-scale (e.g., big data, millions of participating parties in different roles) and mobility were added to the crucial challenges for Internet computing middleware. The proposed workshop consequently welcomes contributions on how specifically middleware can address the above challenges of next generation Internet computing.

Program

This year, the workshop comprises three tracks: One is the general track on Middleware for Next Generation Internet Computing (MW4NG), then there is the special track on Middleware for Dependability (MidDep), as well as the special track on Middleware for Cyber-Physical Systems (M4CPS). The special tracks have their own track chairs and programme committees, which are detailed below.

Workshop Date is Mon, Dec 8, 2014

09:15–10:30: Session 1 - Middleware for Cyber-Physical Systems (M4CPS)

10:30–11:00: Morning Tea/Coffee Break

11:00–12:30: Session 2 - Middleware for Dependability (MidDep)

12:30–14:00: Lunch

14:15–15:30: Session 3 - Keynote

15:30–16:00: Afternoon Tea/Coffee Break

16:00–17:45: Session 4 - Middleware for Next Generation Internet Computing (MW4NG)


Workshop Co-chairs

Miguel Matos (main contact)
High Assurance Software Lab, INESC TEC and U. Minho, Portugal
Phone: +351 253 604 477
mw4ng@dedisys.org

Karl M. Göschka
Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Patrick C. K. Hung
Faculty of Business and IT, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

Program Committee

Program Committee of the special track on Middleware for Dependability (MidDep)

Program Committee of the special track on Middleware for Cyber-Physical Systems (M4CPS)

 

Important Dates

 

Proceedings

This workshop has its own ISBN and will be included in the ACM digital library.