Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Mobile Cloud Computing and Services

Abstract

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Sixth International Workshop on Mobile Cloud Computing and Services (MCS 2015). This workshop builds on the success of the first five workshops in providing a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss early results and new research directions related to cloud services and mobile computing. Mobile systems are resource-constrained due to their small form factors. It is natural to consider enhancing them with the massively more resourceful data centers that are distant (a.k.a. the cloud) or located close by (a.k.a. edge servers). In fact, many of today's mobile applications already leverage the cloud, usually via a client-server model and the web. To some extent, mobile systems have become the user interface of the cloud; and the cloud has become the backend of these mobile systems. The scope of MCS 2015 encompasses a broad range of systems and networking topics that explore this synergy between mobile devices and the cloud. The proliferation of low-cost networked objects, combined with a growing consumer appetite, is driving the long awaited Internet of Thing (IoT) revolution. At MCS this year, we will be examining what this powerful trend means for the future of mobile cloud technology. For example, wearables and smartphones are increasingly playing prominent roles in the emerging IoT ecosystem. What future cloud services and network models will be required when our personal devices are routinely in contact with thousands of smart objects per day? Several papers in the technical program explore the intersection of IoT and Mobile Cloud Services. I hope you find this new dimension to the program interesting and thought-provoking.