Guest Editorial Introduction to the Special Section on Computing and Networking for Cyber-Physical-Social Systems

Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Cyber-Physical Systems and Services

A cyber-physical system (CPS) integrates a vast variety of static and mobile resources, including sensor and actuator networks, swarms of robots, remote-controlled vehicles, critical infrastructures, control and decision software, static data and just-in-time information from sensors, knowledge, data analytics and fusion software, eventdriven supply chains, and humans, and offers great potentia...

Guest Editorial Special Section on Cyber-Physical Systems and Security for Smart Grid

Guest Editorial Special Issue on Control of Cyber-Physical Systems

Guest Editorial: Special Section on Service-Oriented Distributed Computing Systems

THIS special section contains the two papers selected from FTDCS 2008, the 12th International Workshop on Future Trends of Distributed Computing Systems, which was held in Kunming, China, October 2008. The papers, selected after a careful review process, address important issues related to software adaptation and evolvability in the context of service systems. Recent developments in service-ori...

Guest Editorial: Special Section on Security in Distributed Computing Systems

RESEARCH in the area of security of computing systems has always been of utmost importance, particularly in recent years as orchestrated attacks have sought to cripple critical infrastructures. Security issues in distributed computing systems involve reducing vulnerabilities as well as giving system management the insight and control needed to defend distributed information systems. All aspects...