Overview

The Computing Continuum (CC) concept refers to the opportunity for applications to take advantage of a broad computing context that mixes Cloud, Fog/Edge, and IoT resources. The CC offers a spectrum of computing resources that vary in terms of capabilities, form factors, deployment models, etc. In a more extreme vision, at the two far ends the CC also encloses mobile resources (e.g., smartphones, wearables) and high-performance computing (HPC) clusters. In such a heterogeneous computing environment, resource interoperability and seamless integration must be granted in order to enable users to leverage the right (mix of) computing resources according to requirements and constraints. To unleash the real potential of the CC and make it broadly accessible and usable, software solutions are needed that mediate between the complexity of the computing infrastructures/technologies that build up the continuum on the one hand, and the challenging QoS requirements posed by end users on the other one. This workshop seeks proposals of platforms, software prototypes, tools, libraries, etc. that act and characterize as a middleware for the CC, i.e., a software layer that sits atop the CC and offers end users high-level services and functions to implement their applications. We encourage submissions of middleware proposals that explore, among others, key functions like, e.g., resource management, data management, communication and connectivity management, service composition and orchestration, adaptation and context awareness, security and privacy.

Paper Submission

We invite original research papers that have not been previously published and are not currently under review for publication elsewhere.
Submitted workshop papers should be no longer than 6 pages in the standard ACM format.
Note that at least one author of each accepted workshop paper must hold a full pre-conference registration. The review process is single blind. As in previous years, the Middleware conference organizers will provide companion proceedings including all workshop papers, which will be available in the ACM Digital Library. This is subject to the availability of their camera-ready papers by October 27, 2023.
For the camera-ready instructions, please visit the camera-ready instructions page:
https://middleware-conf.github.io/2024/camera-ready-instructions/
A "Best Paper Award" certificate will be conferred on the author(s) of a paper presented at the workshop, selected by the Chairs based on scientific significance, originality and outstanding technical quality of the paper, as assessed also by the evaluations of the members of the Program Committee.

Best papers presented at the workshop will be selected and the corresponding authors will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for possible publications in:

• Middleware for the Computing Continuum 2024

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