[Research - Prof. Ramnath K. Chellappa, PhD](https://nimbusprof.com/research/) ラムナト・チェラッパ > **[MD19](https://web.archive.org/web/20150914224213/http://meetings2.informs.org/Dallas97/TALKS/MD19.html).2** Intermediaries in Cloud-Computing: A New Computing Paradigm _Ramnath Chellappa --- Univ. of TX, Ctr. for Res. on Elect. Comm., MSIS Dept., Grad. Sch. of Bus., Austin, TX 78712 , ([[email protected]](https://web.archive.org/web/20150914224213/mailto:[email protected]))_ > Computing has evolved from a main-frame-based structure to a network-based architecture. While many terms have appeared to describe these new forms, the advent of electronic commerce has led to the emergence of 'cloud computing.' This work aims at analyzing the role of agents and intermediaries enabling this framework. > **He suggested that this would be a new “_computing paradigm where the boundaries of computing will be determined by economic rationale rather than technical limits alone._“** > The first person to use the term “cloud computing” in academia was Professor Ramnath Chellappain Dallas on October 26, 1997, at the "Intermediaries in Electronic Markets" Conference. Prof. Chellappa defined cloud computing as a “new IT paradigm whose boundaries will be defined by economic logic rather than technological limits.” > [Roll Cloud: 25 Years of Cloud](https://www.mondodigitale.org/en/news/roll-cloud-25-years-cloud)