Student Travel Support to The International Conference on Cloud and Autonomic Computing

该项目将提供资金支持，使一些研究生，特别是那些来自代表性不足的群体的研究生，有机会了解云和自主计算(CAC)领域的最新研究成果和工具。此外，它还将为受资助的学生提供与活跃的研究人员和其他在这一重要和新兴研究领域进行研究的学生建立网络和互动的机会。通过CAC会议的结构，促进了与会者之间的联网和互动。例如，会议提供早餐、午餐、海报/示范会议期间的一次接待和晚宴。通过提供所有这些活动，受资助的学生将有宝贵的经验和大量机会与CAC研究人员和其他研究生互动，了解他们的研究活动和方法。最近计算、网络、软件和移动技术的进步导致了网络空间服务的发展，这些服务无处不在，如云服务，将触及我们生活和经济的方方面面。云服务将彻底改变我们开展业务、保持健康、开展教育以及保障、保护和娱乐自己的方式。然而，在取得这些进展的同时，如何确保我们的网络空间资源和服务是可管理和安全的，也面临着巨大的挑战。CAC会议的主要焦点是成为主要的国际论坛，展示最新的研究、应用和技术，使云和自主计算系统和服务能够自我管理，几乎不需要人力或系统管理员参与。

This project will provide financial support to allow a number of graduate students, especially those from underrepresented groups, the opportunity to learn about the latest research results and tools in the Cloud and Autonomic Computing (CAC) field. In addition, it will give the supported students the opportunity to network and interact with active researchers and other students doing research in this important and emerging research area. Networking and interactions among the conference attendees are facilitated through the CAC conference's structure. For example, the conference provides breakfast, lunches, one reception during the poster/demonstration session, and a dinner banquet. By providing all these activities, the supported students will have invaluable experiences and plenty of opportunities to interact with and learn from CAC researchers and other graduate students about their research activities and approaches.Recent advances in computing, networking, software and mobile technologies have lead to the development of cyberspace services that are pervasive and ubiquitous, such as cloud services, that will touch all aspects of our life and economy. Cloud services will revolutionize the way we do business, maintain our health, conduct education, and how we secure, protect, and entertain ourselves. However, along with these advances, there are grand challenges in how to ensure that our cyberspace resources and services are manageable and secure. The main focus of the CAC conference is to be the premier international forum to present the latest research, applications, and technologies to make cloud and autonomic computing systems and services self-manageable with little involvement of human or system administrators.