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The following topics are dealt with: cloud and grid computing systems; P2P and eLearning systems; Big Data; parallel algorithms; mobile computing and social networking; scheduling and resource management; high performance and scalable computing; distributed computing; bioinspired computing and eHealth applications; security and authentication algorithms; data storage and software security; data encryption and privacy; decision support and services; smart cities; disaster management and threat detection; distributed embedded software and hardware; multimedia systems; communication networks; cyber-physical threats; stream media delivery and management systems; information security; and data security modelling.