Performance Evaluation of Internet Services and Applications

This Special Call targets selected papers from the Workshop on the Performance of Computing and Communication Systems (WPerformance 2025) but also accepts other submissions related to the workshop's theme.

In an era dominated by digital connectivity, the Performance of Internet Services and Applications stands as a pivotal domain, influencing the efficiency and effectiveness of our daily technological interactions. As our reliance on online platforms burgeons, understanding and optimizing the performance of the Internet becomes imperative.

The WPerformance Workshop has been held in conjunction with the Brazilian Computing Society Congress (CSBC) annually since 2002. The current special call aims to showcase top papers from WPerformance 2025, foster discussions, and disseminate innovative ideas, methods, techniques, and tools for evaluating the performance of computing and communication systems related to the Internet. We encourage submissions that develop and apply performance assessment techniques based on measurement, simulation, or analytical modeling.

Topics of Interest

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Area #1: System Performance Evaluation Studies
o Distributed Systems
o Database
o Computer Networks
o Smart Cities
o Multimedia Systems, AR, VR, and Metaverse
o Real-Time Systems
o Mobile and Wireless Communication
o Social Networks
o Smart-Grids
o Future Internet
o Cloud Computing
o Internet of Things
o 5G/6G
o Blockchain
o Quantum Computing and Communication

Area #2: Development of techniques, algorithms, methods, tools, and models
o Data Analysis
o Queue Models
o Stochastic Models
o Verification and Validation of Performance Models
o System Monitoring and Measurement
o Load Characterization
o Simulation
o Measurement and Modeling of Energy Consumption
o Scalability of Computing and Communication Systems
o Security and Privacy Metrics
o Capacity Planning

 Selection process

Manuscripts will be reviewed by at least three experts in the field. The review process will consider up to 3 review rounds for each manuscript: for the 1st and 2nd rounds, reviews will be sent to authors with an editorial decision: 1. Request a revised version for a new round, 2. Accept, or 3. Reject the manuscript. For the 3rd round, the editorial decision will be either 1. Accept or 2. Reject the manuscript. For each submission round, a cover letter must be included, presenting the paper and then indicating the improvements and answers to reviewers.

Submissions must be in PDF, following the JISA La-TeX template (http://sol.sbc.org.br/public/ downloads/Template_JISA_1.0.zip). Papers are expected to be 10 to 20 pages long, including attachments and references. Papers outside this limit will be considered only in special cases. In the case of the selected papers from the WPerformance 2025, the version submitted to JISA must have at least 35% new material concerning the original paper, a different title and abstract from the original paper, and be written in English. An explicit mention and citation to the original paper (i.e., a footnote or information in the acknowledgment section, including the complete reference to the original paper) is also required. A cover letter in English must also be submitted, featuring the extensions made. The paper submitted to JISA will undergo a new review process with at least one reviewer who has not reviewed the original paper.

Authors must follow JISA guidelines and the checklist available at: https://sol.sbc.org.br/journals/index. php/jis/about/submissions. All papers published by JISA follow the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Important dates

o Notification 1st Round: December 15, 2025
o Submission of Revised Versions Deadline: January 12, 2026
o Notification 2nd Round: February 9, 2026
o Submission of Revised Versions Deadline: March 9, 2026
o Notification 3rd Round (Final): April 13, 2026
o Camera Ready Submission Deadline: May 11, 2026
o Ultimate Deadline for Publication: June 15, 2026

Guest Editors

Daniel Macêdo Batista, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, served as the general chair and the program chair of the SBSeg in 2019 and 2022, respectively. SBSeg is the most important Brazilian conference on Information Security. Daniel has been conducting research on IoT security, B5G, and data analytics applied to computer networks in the last thirteen years. He already served as a member of TPC in 171 editions of different conferences. He is currently serving as co-chair of the WPerformance 2025, a Brazilian event focused on the performance of computer and communication systems. He served as a member of the editorial board of JISA from 2012 to 2016 and was the journal’s assistant editor from 2012 to 2014. He was also a member of the editorial board of IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials from 2010 to 2015. Prof. Daniel is an experienced reviewer, having reviewed papers for 35 different journals and 170 editions of different conferences related to computer networks.

Carlos Alberto Astudillo Trujillo, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil, has been conducting research on Computer Networks and Distributed Systems, mainly in
5G/6G mobile networks, optical access networks, and centralized and distributed machine learning. Dr. Astudillo is currently serving as TPC co-chair of the Colombian Conference on Communication (COLCOM) 2025 and co-chair of the WPerformance 2025. He has also served as a member of the organizing committee of several conferences, including the IEEE Latin America Conference on Communications (Latincom) in 2010 and 2012, the COLCOM 2008, and the Workshop on Scientific Initiation and Undergraduate Works (WTG) at the Brazilian Symposium on Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (SBRC) 2024. These are, respectively, the most important events in the area of computer networks and distributed systems in Latin America, Colombia, and Brazil.

Robson E. De Grande, Brock University, Canada, has been researching large-scale distributed and mobile systems, cloud computing, performance modeling and simulation, computer networks, vehicular networks, intelligent transportation systems, and distributed simulation systems. He has served as co-guest editor in the Elsevier Journal of Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, co-guest editor of the Journal of Internet Services and Applications, and associate editor of the Elsevier Vehicular Communications Journal. He has also served as technical program and special session co-chair of several IEEE and ACM-sponsored conferences, including IEEE/ACM DS-RT, ACM MobiWac, ACM DIVANet, IEEE DCOSS International Workshop on Urban Computing, and Elsevier WideCom.

Glaucio H. S. de Carvalho, Brock University, Canada, has been conducting research on cybersecurity, privacy, and the dependability of intelligent critical infrastructure systems, including telecommunications (5G/6G), intelligent transportation systems, and smart grids. He has served as chair of the IEEE Toronto Chapter - Signals and Compu- tational Intelligence Joint Society (2016), as well as ed- itorial positions with several prestigious journals includ- ing Springer Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques (2022–2023), Elsevier Internet of Things: Engineering Cyber Physical Human Systems (2020–2022), and Elsevier Com- puters and Electrical Engineering (2010–2012), for which he was recognized as a Top Associate Editor in 2012. In addition to his editorial work, Dr. Carvalho has held key roles in academic conferences. He served as the General Chair and Program Co-Chair of the International Conference on Wireless Intelligent and Distributed Environment for Communication (WIDECOM-2023), the Tutorials and Posters Chair for WIDECOM-2024, and the Machine Learning Session Chair of the IEEE Virtual Conference on Communications (IEEE VCC 2024). He was also the recipient of the Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Communications, Computing, Cybersecurity, and Informatics (IEEEC-CCI) in 2020.