Software Engineering in the Era of Cloud Computing

This book focuses on the development and implementation of cloud-based, complex software that allows parallelism, fast processing, and real-time connectivity. Software engineering (SE) is the design, development, testing, and implementation of software applications, and this discipline is as well developed as the practice is well established whereas the Cloud Software Engineering (CSE) is the design, development, testing, and continuous delivery of service-oriented software systems and applications (Software as a Service Paradigm). However, with the emergence of the highly attractive cloud computing (CC) paradigm, the tools and techniques for SE are changing. CC provides the latest software development environments and the necessary platforms relatively easily and inexpensively. It also allows the provision of software applications equally easily and on a pay-as-you-go basis. Business requirements for the use of software are also changing and there is a need for applicationsin big data analytics, parallel computing, AI, natural language processing, and biometrics, etc. These require huge amounts of computing power and sophisticated data management mechanisms, as well as device connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) environments. In terms of hardware, software, communication, and storage, CC is highly attractive for developing complex software that is rapidly becoming essential for all sectors of life, including commerce, health, education, and transportation.

The book fills a gap in the SE literature by providing scientific contributions from researchers and practitioners, focusing on frameworks, methodologies, applications, benefits and inherent challenges/barriers to engineering software using the CC paradigm.

Dr. Muthu Ramachandran is a Principal Lecturer at the School of Computing, Creative Technologies and Engineering at Leeds Beckett University, UK. His other publications include the Springer title Requirements Engineering for Service and Cloud Computing (with Prof. Mahmood).

Prof. Dr. Zaigham Mahmood is a Senior Technology Consultant at Debesis Education UK and a Professor at the Shijiazhuang Tiedao University in Hebei, China. He also holds positions as a Foreign Professor at NUST and IIU in Islamabad, Pakistan. He previously served as a Reader (Associate Professor) at the University of Derby, UK, and a Professor Extraordinaire at the North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. His many publications include the Springer titles: The Internet of Things in the Industrial Sector, Security, Privacy and Trust in the IoT Environment, Guide to Ambient Intelligence in the IoT Environment, Fog Computing, Smart Cities, Connected Environments for the Internet of Things, Software Project Management for Distributed Computing, Connectivity Frameworks for Smart Devices, and Data Science and Big Data Computing.