Proceedings of the "11th International Conference on Internet and Distributed Computing Systems (IDCS2018)"

Following the previous ten successful editions of IDCS - IDCS 2008 in Khulna, Bangladesh, IDCS 2009 in Jeju Island, Korea, IDCS 2010 and IDCS 2011 in Melbourne, Australia, IDCS 2012 in Wu Yi Shan, China, IDCS 2013 in Hangzhou, China, IDCS 2014 in Calabria, Italy, IDCS 2015 in Windsor, UK, IDCS 2016 in Wuhan, China, IDCS 2017 in Fiji -- IDCS 2018 was the 11th in the series to promote research in diverse fields related to the Internet and distributed computing systems. Modern systems such as distributed systems, cloud computing, mobile computing, edge computing, fog computing, and cyber-physical systems have a tendency toward complexity, elasticity, dependability, and security especially when dealing with dynamic events or actions in their environments and/or Internet applications. We not only need to keep those systems running normally, but also need them to be self-adaptive to many changes. On the other hand, the development of the Internet is very rapid, and it has already entered the 5G era. The Internet as a society infrastructure and the widespread use of mobile edge, wireless wearable devices, or IoT sensors have laid the foundation for the emergence of innovative network applications and transportation and logistics. Under the influence of these most advanced technologies, human production and life are gradually changing. The academic and industrial worlds are constantly developing and innovating in areas such as mechanical learning, artificial intelligence, and media stream processing. These technologies enrich and improve not only the quality of life of modern people, but also the process of integration in many fields, the huge amount of data processing, and the integration of the digital world with the physical environment; they also contribute toward constructive development in biological, agricultural, and policy. IDCS 2018 received papers on emerging models, paradigms, technologies, and novel applications related to cloud computing, distributed systems, Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, wireless sensor networks, next-generation collaborative systems, extreme-scale networked systems, and self-adaptive systems. The audience included researchers and industry practitioners who were interested in different aspects of the Internet and distributed systems, with a particular focus on practical experiences with the design and implementation of related technologies as well as their theoretical perspectives. IDCS 2018 received a large number of submissions from which 23 regular papers were accepted after a careful review and selection process. This year's conference also featured four invited talks: (1) "Inter-Cloud Computing over Academic and Public Clouds" from Associate Professor Atsuko Takefusa, National Institute of Informatics and The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Tokyo, Japan; (2) "Interconnecting the Edge with Software-Defined Overlay Virtual Private Networks" from Professor Renato J. Figueiredo, University of Florida, USA; (3) "Towards Opportunistic IoT Services: A Novel Paradigm for Engineering the Next-Generation IoT Systems" from Professor Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy; and (4) "Simultaneous Scheduling of Routes for On-Demand Bus and Walking Passengers" from Associate Professor Naoki Shibata, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan. IDCS 2018 was held in the wonderful Hitotsubashi Hall, National Center of Sciences Building, in the center of Tokyo, Japan. The conference organization was supported by the National Institute of Informatics (Japan), Swinburne University of Technology (Australia), Western Sydney University (Australia), and the University of Calabria (Italy). The successful organization of IDCS 2018 was possible thanks to the dedication and hard work of a number of individuals. Specifically, we would like to thank our program chairs, Bahman Javadi (Western Sydney University, Australia), Giuseppe Di Fatta (University of Reading, UK), Lei Zhong (Toyota InfoTechnology Center, Japan), Sisi Duan (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA), and Markus Ullrich (University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz, Germany), our publicity and industry chairs, Antonio Guerrieri (ICAR-CNR, Italy), Mukaddim Pathan (Telstra, Australia), and Qiang Wang (Wuhan University of Technology, China), and our Web chair, Mingkang Chen (Central China Normal University, China), for their commendable work with the conference organization. We also express our gratitude to the general chair, Yang Xiang (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia), and the conference co-chairs, Jingtao Sun (National Institute of Informatics, Japan), Giancarlo Fortino (University of Calabria, Italy), and Jason J. Jung (Chung-Ang University, South Korea), for their supports of the conference.