Big Data Applications and Services 
· Emerging applications
· Programming paradigm
· Platforms
· Empirical studies

Big Data and Cloud Performance
· Cost
· Power
· Reliability
· Performance evaluation/modeling

Data Center Systems
· Novel architectures
· Resource allocation
· Content distribution
· Evaluation/modeling methodology

Big Data in Clouds
· Intra/Inter-communication
· Network protocols
· Security
· Real-time analytics