The IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering (IC2E) is a premier conference on Cloud Computing, which in the last two decades has significantly changed the way IT resources are consumed.

IC2E provides a high-quality, comprehensive forum where researchers and practitioners can exchange information on engineering principles, enabling technologies, and practical experiences related to Cloud Computing. The conference brings together experts who work on different levels of the cloud stack – including systems, storage, networking, platforms, databases, applications, and software engineering. IC2E offers an end-to-end view of the challenges and technologies in Cloud Computing, fosters new research that addresses the interaction between different layers of the stack, and ultimately helps shape the future of cloud-transformed business and society.

Environmental challenges are currently reshaping Cloud engineering priorities as they urgently require our attention, both on reducing the environmental impacts of Cloud systems and on participating to propose sustainable answers to these environmental challenges. A particular focus will be given at IC2E 2025 on sustainable Cloud computing and Cloud for sustainability, while other topics (listed above) are most welcome.

IC2E invites submissions of high-quality research papers describing fully developed results and ongoing foundational and applied work related to all aspects of cloud engineering. The IC2E Program Committee will interpret “cloud engineering” very broadly – to include everything from engineering principles to practical experiences, and advances that target different levels of the cloud stack, from both academia and industry. In particular, submissions on topics of emerging interest in the research and development communities are encouraged. Authors can choose to submit their papers under either the Research and Vision or Industry and Experience Track. Submissions are invited on the following non-exhaustive list of topics for both tracks:

    Sustainability concerns on all levels of the Cloud stack and on all parts of Cloud systems
    Cloud systems for sustainability, e.g., sustainable Cloud systems for environment modeling and monitoring
    Cloud management and engineering, from single (micro-)services to complete system landscapes
    Cloud applications, ranging from the Internet of Things (IoT) over Big Data to Machine Learning
    Cloud systems, including storage, data distribution, and serverless computing
    Cloud security and privacy concerns on all levels of the Cloud stack
    Fog and Edge Computing, and all other system types in the Cloud-Edge Compute Continuum
    Everything as a Service
    Non-technical aspects of Cloud Computing, e.g., Cloud governance or cloud economics

IC2E is looking for the following three types of paper submissions:

    Research papers describe original well-evaluated research. Novelty is a key criterion in the review process.
    Vision papers describe speculative but well-reasoned and inspiring papers. Here, the insights and clarity of the vision are of key concern.
    Industry and experience papers describe how existing research has been transferred into practice. The review focus is on the lessons learned, including those relevant for researchers.

Research and vision papers should be submitted to the Research Track, industry and experience papers to the Industry Track. Vision papers should have "(Vision Paper)" as a subtitle on thefirst page.