Introduction
The concept of Internet has been a tremendous success by this time. Other than being a great source of fun and enjoyment, Millions of people around the world rely on the Internet for various tasks related to their livelihoods. The overwhelming growth of Internet and its users is a reality which has put new thoughts among the research community to devise new ideas for giving coverage to a huge number of people around the globe. Distributed computing is facilitating the growth and proper utilization of various internetworking technologies. This book aims at compiling the recent advancements as well as some basic issues in the fields of distributed computing and Internet technologies.

Objective of the Book
This book will aim to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest research findings in the area. It will be written for graduate students, researchers, academics, and industry practitioners working in the area of Internet and distributed computing who want to improve their understanding of the inter-related topics.

Target Audience
The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the field of distributed computing and Internet technologies. Moreover, the book will include some chapters written in tutorial style so that the general readers can be able to easily grasp some of the ideas in this area.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Advances in Internet architectures and protocols
• Computational economy for distributed systems
• Content delivery networks
• Foundations, theory, modeling of Internet-based systems
• Grid computing
• Interconnection networks and collaborative systems
• Internet-based knowledge engineering
• Internet search technologies
• Network-based applications (VoIP, streaming)
• Network management and traffic engineering
• Security in communication networks
• Sensor networks and applications
• Wireless and distributed networks

Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before April 4, 2010, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by April 15, 2010 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by July 4, 2010. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. For more information regarding this publication please visit: http://faculty.bracu.ac.bd/~spathan/bookigi.html

Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is scheduled to be released in 2011.

Important Dates
April 4, 2010: Proposal Submission Due
April 15, 2010: Notification of Acceptance
July 4, 2010: Full Chapter Submission
November 15, 2010: Revised Chapter Submission
December 1, 2010: Final Acceptance Notification
December 15, 2010: Submission of Final Chapters

Editorial Advisory Board
Ragib Hasan, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Riaz Ahmed Shaikh, University of Quebec in Outaouais, Canada
Victor Govindaswamy, Texas A&M University‐Texarkana, USA
Christian Simone Vecchiola, University of Melbourne, Australia
George Pallis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Waleed W. Smari, University of Dayton, USA
Norihiko Yoshida, Saitama University, Japan
Tarem Ahmed, BRAC University, Bangladesh
Marcos Assuncao, INRIA, France