Funding for this research was provided by:
NSERC (Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada) Discovery and Engage Grants
Article History
Received: 28 May 2018
Accepted: 26 October 2018
First Online: 7 November 2018
Authors’ information
: Ali Yadavar Nikravesh received the B.S. and the M.S. degrees in Software Engineering from Shahid Beheshti University, Iran and the Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering from Carleton University, Canada. In September 2016 he joined Microsoft Corporation, Seattle, USA where he is now a Software Engineer. His research interests include: Cloud computing, machine learning algorithms, and time-series prediction.Samuel A. Ajila is currently an associate professor of engineering at the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He received B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Computer Science from University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria and M.Sc., DEA, and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Engineering specializing in Software Engineering and Knowledge-based Systems from LORIA, Université Henri Poincaré – Nancy I, Nancy, France. His research interests are in the fields of Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics and Technology Management.Chung-Horng Lung received the B.S. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Chung-Yuan Christian University, Taiwan and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from Arizona State University. He was with Nortel Networks from 1995 to 2001. In September 2001, he joined the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, where he is now a Professor. His research interests include: Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, and Communication Network.
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