Cloud computing is very popular because of its unique features such as scalability, elasticity,
on-demand service, and security. A large number of tasks are performed simultaneously in a …

Purpose The main goal of this paper is to study the cloud service discovery mechanisms. In
this paper, the discovery mechanisms are ranked in three major classes: centralized …

In cloud computing environments, when a client wants to access any resources, hardware
components, or application services, he needs to get a subscription for the same from …

In the context of cloud computing, the task scheduling issue has an immediate effect on
service quality. Task scheduling is the process of assigning work to available resources …

Virtualization technology is the backbone of cloud systems, the fastest-growing energy
consumers, globally. It holds an imperative position in the resource management area by …

The rapid growth of networking technologies resulted in the execution of an extensive data-
centric task, which needs the critical quality of service by cloud data centers. The task …

The trend of adopting Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare, smart cities, Industry 4.0, and so
on is increasing by means of cloud computing, which provides on-demand storage and …

Over the past six decades, the computing systems field has experienced significant
transformations, profoundly impacting society with transformational developments, such as …

Due to the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in recent times, almost all
countries have been affected in a drastic way, impacting delivery mode of education in world …

The Petri net (PN) formalism is a suitable tool for modeling parallel systems due to its basic
characteristics, such as synchronization. The extension of PN, the Colored Petri Nets (CPN) …