Authors were invited to submit original, unpublished research manuscripts covering all areas of Cloud-Edge Continuum for utility computing and related paradigms such as Serverless, Distributed Computing, Agent-based systems, Autonomic Self-Management and Resilience (Fault Tolerance).

Topics of Interest included (but not limited to):

Resource Management for Cloud-Edge Continuum:

    Principles and Theoretical Foundations of Utility Computing
    Architectural Models and Patterns (Virtualization, Containerization, Composition, Coordination, Choreography, Orchestration)
    Formal and Qualitative Aspects
    Middleware and Software Infrastructure
    Networking and Network Management (ORAN, Cognitive Networks)
    SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and XaaS
    High Performance Computing (HPC)
    Large Language Models (LLMs) to support resource management and orchestration/ coordination

Performance, Security and Scalability:

    Brokering, Scheduling, Capacity Planning, and Elasticity
    Security, Trust, Privacy and Policies
    Autonomic, Adaptive, Self-* management, SLAs, Management, and Monitoring
    Deployment Models (Private, Public, Hybrid, Federated, Aggregated, Inter-Cloud)
    Performance Analysis and Modelling
    Foundational self-* solutions (including use of LLM-based techniques)

Artificial Intelligence for Cloud-Edge Continuum:

    Machine Learning Operations (MLOps)
    AI Solutions for Scheduling, Provisioning, and Deployment
    Lightweight and edge-based machine learning
    AI-based coordination
    Agentic Computing
    Robotics and latency-sensitive AI
    Large Language Models (LLMs) and use of Generative AI

Applications, Systems, and new Computing Paradigms for Cloud-Edge Continuum:

    Native Application Design, Programming Models, and Engineering
    Serverless and Function-Based Applications (FaaS)
    Microservices Architectures
    Quantum Computing
    Interfacing to Internet of Things (IoT) Applications
    Utility-Driven Models and Mechanisms (e.g., Smart Cities, Mobility, Healthcare, Industry 4.0)
    Micro Data Centers
    Interfacing to Mobile Devices (Management, Hierarchy Models, Business Models)
    Energy-Efficiency and Sustainability
    Development Operations (DevOps)
    Economic and Business Models
    Digital Twins solutions
    Business and Legal Implications Beyond Technology