HotWeb is a forum that brings together researchers and practitioners interested in the design, implementation, and evaluation of Web systems and applications.

Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE-CS Technical Committee on the Internet, the workshop seeks to act as a conduit for the presentation of novel approaches used in support of performance, scalability, and security of Internet systems and applications, including Web searching and indexing, content distribution and delivery networks, Web services, online social networks, Web of Things, mobile Web, and edge computing.

Particular areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

    Applications
    Caching and replication
    Crowdsourcing Systems and Social Media
    Data mining and analytics
    Electronic commerce and monetization
    Infrastructure: Datacenters, Content Delivery Networks, and Cloud Computing
    Internet telephony
    Measurement studies of deployed systems
    Mobility and pervasive Web
    Multimedia content distribution
    Security and privacy
    Social networks and graph analysis
    Searching and Information Retrieval
    Web/database integration

Papers describing timely research contributions in HotWeb's areas of interest are solicited. Papers reporting on initial results as well as papers discussing mature research projects or case studies of deployed systems are sought out. Submissions describing big ideas that may have significant impact and could lead to interesting discussions at the workshop are encouraged.

Submitted papers must be neither previously published nor under review by another workshop, conference or journal. Only electronic submissions in PDF will be accepted. Submitted papers must be written in English, must be no longer than 6 pages (minimum 10pt font), must render without error using standard PDF viewing tools, must print on US-Letter-sized paper, and must conform to standard IEEE conference submission guidelines.

This year HotWeb will feature a Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper Award. At least one of the authors of each paper accepted for presentation in HotWeb 2016 must register for the workshop. All papers presented at the workshop will be included in the IEEE Digital Library.