Performance Evaluation functions as a leading journal in the area of modeling, measurement, and evaluation of performance aspects of computing and communication systems. As such, it aims to present a balanced and complete view of the entire Performance Evaluation profession. Hence, the journal is interested in papers that focus on one or more of the following dimensions:

  Define new performance evaluation tools, including measurement and monitoring tools as well as modeling and analytic techniques
Provide new insights into the performance of computing and communication systems
Introduce new application areas where performance evaluation tools can play an important role and creative new uses for performance evaluation tools.

More specifically, common application areas of interest include the performance of

Resource allocation and control methods and algorithms (e.g. routing and flow control in networks, bandwidth allocation, processor scheduling, memory management)
System architecture, design and implementation
Cognitive radio
VANETs
Social networks and media
Energy efficient ICT
Energy harvesting
Data centers
Data centric networks
System reliability
System tuning and capacity planning
Wireless and sensor networks
Autonomic and self-organizing systems
Embedded systems
Network science

Further, common performance evaluation tools of interest include

queueing theory
scheduling theory
simulation methods
data analysis
measurement techniques (e.g. software and hardware monitors) and workload
characterization
stochastic geometry
large deviations
mean-field theory
game theory and equilibrium analysis 

Note that the above lists are not all inclusive or restrictive and submissions with creative applications of performance evaluation tools outside of those above and/or applications outside of those above are also welcome.

A variety of types of submissions are possible, including: original work, tutorials & surveys, news items and short communications.

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