IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD) is a flagship conference focusing on innovative cloud computing techniques delivered across all “as a service” categories, including modeling, developing, publishing, monitoring, managing, delivering Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) in the context of various types of cloud environments (e.g., data-center cloud, cloud-edge, and hybrid multi-clouds).

IEEE CLOUD 2021 invites original papers addressing all aspects of cloud computing technology, systems, applications, and business innovations. Refereed paper reviews will be organized per the research tracks listed below. One special paper award will be provisioned for every special track.
[Special Track] AI in Cloud Software Engineering and Operations
(Organized jointly with the inaugural Symposium on AI in Cloud Software Engineering and Operations)

Observability with AI
Anomaly detection
Fault localization and root cause analysis
Predictive and proactive service management
Automation for remediation and mitigation
Security and compliance
AI for energy efficiency of cloud operations
Continuous improvement for AI-powered cloud services
AI for Cyberinfrastructure

[Special Track] Cloud Edge

Edge computing architectures, systems, and applications
Seamless terminal-edge-cloud computing
Edge computing for 5G/6G
Edge computing for different application domains such as industrial automation, smart transportation, and social applications
AI and ML at the edge and in the cloud

[Special Track] Cloud HPC (High Performance Computing)
(Organized jointly with the inaugural Symposium on Cloud HPC)
HPC workflows using hybrid cloud and supercomputer configurations
Use of cloud-native infrastructure (such as Kubernetes, containers, etc.) to solve significant scientific problems
Fighting COVID-19 with the cloud and HPC
Using advanced AI methods in the cloud for improving science and business outcomes

[Special Track] Cloud Programming
Cloud programming models and abstractions (e.g., serverless computing)
Cloud programming languages
Programming libraries/frameworks (e.g., Ray)

Cloud as a Service
Infrastructure/Network/Storage as a Service (IaaS/Network-aaS/Storage-aaS)
Platform/Function as a Service (PaaS/FaaS)
Software/Process as a Service (SaaS/Process-aaS)
Everything as a Service (XaaS)

Infrastructures, Systems, and Architectures
Containers, microservices, and serverless computing
Storage & data architectures
Cloud-centric network architectures and data center network
Software-defined network (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV)
Hybrid-clouds & multi-clouds integration

Cloud Operations Management
Cloud metering & monitoring
Resource, configuration, energy, and data management
Cloud service adaptation, automation, and composition
Cloud federation and multi-cloud management
Distributed & parallel query processing
AI and ML for cloud operations management

Trust, Security, and Privacy
Assurance, audit, certification, compliance
Fault tolerance, high availability & reliability
Cryptographic algorithms and protocols
Cloud security and privacy
Trustworthy cloud environments


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Manuscript Guidelines and Submission Information

Please download the paper template in WORD, LaTeX or Overleaf.

Language: English
Paper size and format: US Letter; Two-column format in the IEEE style
Page limit:

Every full paper submission can include up to 10 pages for the main contents (including all text, footnotes, figures, tables and appendices) with additional pages for appropriate references.


Abstract Length: 1500 characters for a regular paper, and 500 characters for "work in progress" papers
Number of Keywords: between five to eight keywords for each paper
File format: Limit the size of a single PDF file to be 6MB



Important Dates (at 5:00am UTC)

Optional early paper submission: March 1, 2021
Improvement suggestions to early papers: April 1, 2021
Normal paper submission: April 30, 2021
Rebuttal phase: June 15-21, 2021
Final notification to authors: June 30, 2021
Camera-ready paper and registration due: July 15, 2021