Preliminary Call for Participation

The 2009 High Performance Computing & Simulation
(HPCS'09) Conference

In Conjunction With

The International Wireless Communications and Mobile
Computing Conference (IWCMC 2009)

June 21 - 24, 2009
Leipzig, Germany

Co-Sponsored by IEEE Germany, ASIM, EUROSIM, CASS, JSST, LSS, PTSK, TSS, University of Leipzig

(Extended Paper Submission Deadline: March 5, 2009)

 http://cisedu.us/cis/hpcs/09/main/callForPapers.jsp

Workshops and Special Sessions are available in the top menu under Documents
Agenda and Program are also available under Documents
Tutorials, Keynote, and Plenary Notes are available now under Documents

Invitation:
You are cordially invited to participate in and attend the 2009 High Performance Computing & Simulation Conference to be held in Leipzig, Germany, June 21 - 24, 2009 in conjunction with the International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2009).  The conference is to address, explore and exchange information on the state-of-the-art in high performance and large scale computing systems, their use in modeling and simulation, their design and use, and their impact.  Participation is extended to researchers, designers, educators and interested parties in all related disciplines and specialties.

Purpose:
The conference will include invited presentations from experts from academia, industry, and government as well as contributed paper presentations describing original work on the current state of research in HPC & Simulation technologies and systems and related issues.

Topics include (but are not limited to):

Architectures and Systems
  º   Architectures for Ubiquitous and
Pervasive Computing		   º   Cloud Computing
  º   Distributed Shared Memory   º   Embedded and Application-Specific Architectures
  º   Enterprise and Federated Architectures   º   Fine-Grain Parallelism and Architectures
  º   Grid and Cluster Computing   º   High Performance I/O
  º   High Performance Interconnection Networks   º   HPC Monitoring & Instrumentation
  º   Innovative HPC (Autonomic, Affective,
Quantum, ...)		   º   Instruction-, Thread- and Memory-Level Parallelism
  º   Multi-Core Architectures and Support   º   Nature Inspired HPC Architectures
  º   Network, Cell and Security Processors   º   Peer-to-Peer Architectures and Networks
  º   Power Aware Architectures   º   Reconfigurable Computing & FPGA
Based Architectures
  º   Scalable Computing   º   Sensor, Broadband and High Performance Networks
  º   Warehousing and Storage    

Algorithms
  º   Causality and Time   º   Coordination, Consensus, and Agreement
  º   Data Mining and Searching   º   Fault Tolerance, Replication
  º   HLA, InfiniBand and Other Related Standards   º   Learning and Intelligence Algorithms
  º   Load Balancing and Sharing   º   Message Passing
  º   Modeling Simulation and Evaluation Techniques   º   Mutual Exclusion, Deadlock Detection
  º   Network and Systems Protocols   º   Network Flow and Congestion
  º   Partitioning, Mapping, and Scheduling   º   Query Processing and Information Retrieval
  º   Reliable Parallel and Distributed Algorithms   º   Resource Allocation, Sharing and Management
  º   Routing, Synchronization, Consistency   º   Security, Authentication, Access Control

Software and Middleware in HPC Systems
  º   Benchmarking and Assessment   º   Brokering Middleware
  º   Distributed Objects and Remote Invocation   º   Enterprise Based Technologies
  º   File Systems   º   Interprocess Communication
  º   Languages   º   Libraries and Programming Environments
  º   Markup Languages and their Applications   º   Name Services and Naming
  º   Object Oriented Programming & Design   º   Operating Systems and Compilers
  º   Operating Systems Support   º   Software Development Tools and Support
  º   Software Monitoring and Measurement   º   Transaction and Concurrency Control
  º   Web 2.0 Infrastructure   º   Web Semantics and Ontologies

Applications Oriented High Performance
  º   Agent and Multi Agent Based Applications   º   Autonomous Vehicles and Robotics Systems
  º   Bioinformatics and Biocomputing   º   Computer Supported Decision Making
  º   Cooperative Information Systems and Applications   º   Data Intensive Supercomputing
  º   Databases, Repositories and Their Applications   º   Distributed Multimedia Systems
  º   e-Commerce, e-Business, e-Learning   º   e-Sciences
  º   Federated and Legacy Applications   º   Granular Computing and its Applications
  º   HPC and Education   º   HPC in Digital Signal and Image Processing and Vision
  º   Internet and Web Computing   º   Knowledge Based Systems
  º   Large Scale Scientific Computing   º   Large Scale Systems for Computational Sciences
(Biological, Chemical, Physical, Bioinformatics,
Environmental, etc.)
  º   Mobile and Wireless Applications   º   Neural, Fuzzy, and Rough Sets in HPC
  º   P & D Industrial and Manufacturing Applications   º   Parallelization of Simulation
  º   Real-time and embedded P & D Applications   º   Web Services

Submission of Papers:
Papers reporting original and unpublished research results on above and related HPC topics are solicited.  Please submit an electronic copy of your full manuscript (not to exceed 8 double-column IEEE formatted pages, including figures, tables, and references).  Please clearly indicate the corresponding author.  Include up to 6 keywords from the above list and an abstract of no more than 350 words.  Papers must be submitted in .pdf format only via web at the following conference website: http://cisedu.us/cis/hpcs/09/main/callForPapers.jsp .  More detailed submission procedures will be available on this website.  If accepted, the final camera-ready manuscript will follow the format posted, which will be made available to all authors.

Consistent with standard practice, each submitted paper will receive a minimum of three reviews.  Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation.  Initial selection will be based on full papers.  Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted.  All accepted papers in the conference are required to be presented and will be included in the conference proceedings.  Manuscripts submitted should not be under simultaneous consideration by any other conference or venues.

If you have any questions about paper submission or program, please contact conference Program Chair:  Waleed W. Smari, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-0226, USA, Voice: (937) 229-2795, Fax: (937) 229-4529, Email: Smari@arys.org.

For information about the HPCS conference in general, please contact the General Co-Chairs.

Important Dates (Extended):

Full Paper Submission Deadline       March 5, 2009
Notification of Acceptance   March 30, 2009
Registration & Camera-Ready Manuscripts Due   April 24, 2009

Workshops and Special Sessions
 Workshops and special sessions on HPCS related topics are welcomed too.  A workshop or a special session proposal should include a title, topics covered by the workshop, organizers information, submission instructions, review process, important dates, total number of expected accepted papers, and any other information for the authors.  Proposals for workshops and special sessions should be submitted by January 31, 2009 as a Word file email attachment.

Tutorials
 The conference will also offer tutorials (typically 1-4 -hours) on the state-of-the-art topics in HPCS.  Each tutorial proposal should provide a title, topics to be covered, targeted audience, prerequisites, and a brief biography and qualifications of the instructor.  All proposals should be submitted to Tutorials Chair by February 28, 2009.

Panels and Forums
Panel sessions and forums will examine innovative, promising, or controversial HPCS issues today.  They will also address HPCS challenges and future prospects.  Audience participation will be welcomed.  If you have ideas or questions concerning Conference's panels and forums, please contact Panels Chair.  Proposals are welcomed and should be submitted by February 28, 2009.

Posters
 Posters addressing preliminary results, innovative ideas, work in progress, late-breaking results, HPC tools, platforms and products, and other work not suitable for a formal paper and best presented in an interactive setting are solicited.  Posters will be held in a special session where presenters will demonstrate their work directly to conference attendees.  Proposals for posters are welcomed and should be submitted to Posters Co-Chairs by February 28, 2009.

Demonstrations
Demos and experiential showcases of HPC environments and tools are highly encouraged.  These may include any of the themes outlined in the conference topics.  If you have any questions, please contact Demos Chair.  Proposals for demos are welcomed and should be submitted by April 1, 2009. Demo form can be downloaded here.

Exhibits
Exhibit booths will be available to display your newest products and technologies.  Make plans now to take advantage of this prime advertising opportunity.  If you have any questions, please contact Exhibits Chair.  Proposals are welcomed and should be submitted by April 1, 2009. Exhibits form can be downloaded here.

Sponsorship and Industry Liaison
The HPCS 2009 Conference seeks interested Industry Partners who would be willing to sponsor conference events or social activities (e.g., exhibit reception, speaker sponsorship, registration handout packets, special break snacks, etc.).  If an industry representative is interested in becoming an HPCS 2009 Industry Partner or would like to propose an event or activity at the conference, please contact the Industry Liaison Chair.

For further information or questions about the conference, please consult the web site at URL: http://cisedu.us/cis/hpcs/09/main/callForPapers.jsp.

For information about WICMC 2009, consult the IWCMC'09 web site at URL: http://iwcmc.com or contact IWCMC'09 organizers.

 

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