Original papers are invited on recent advances in cloud computing, virtualisation, cloud-based services, security and reliability concerns associated to cloud computing. The main themes in Cloud-Ability 2016 include but not limited to:

• Cloud Computing

• Theory and Research in Cloud Computing

• Principles & Standards

• Categorisation and Classifications

• Building Blocks

• Underlying Infrastructure and Components

• Commerce, Affordability and Ubiquity

• Service Oriented Architectures (SOA)

• Virtualisation

• Platforms – SaaS, HaaS, IaaS, Security as a Service, Social Media as a Service etc.

• Types – Private, Community, Government and Public clouds

• Performance & Scalability

• Availability

• Performance

• Elasticity

• Scalability

• Parallelism

• Large-Scale Enterprise Design Architecture

• Resource Management

• Security, Privacy & Reliability

• Security

• Privacy

• Reliability

• Trust

• Trans-Border Communications

• Location

• Service Provider Personnel and Security Clearance

• Regulation, Governance and Compliance

• Risk Management

• Application

• Cloud-based e-learning Services

• Cloud-based Healthcare Services

• Cloud-based e-voting services

• Cloud-based Administration Services

• Cloud-based Gaming Services

• Cloud-based Security Services (e-Scanning services, Cyber SOC, e-Forensics)

• Cloud-based for Greenfield and ‘Brownfield’ deployments

• Cloud-based Applications (Apps)

• Data Centre Network Management

• Big Data Management and Cloud Traffic Characterisation and Measurements

• Virtual Learning for STEM subjects