From: govind@cs.mun.ca ( R. Govindarajan) Newsgroups: comp.parallel Subject: Cluster Computing CFP Date: 31 Mar 1999 18:10:56 GMT Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland Approved: bigrigg@cs.cmu.edu Message-Id: <7dtofg$kqh$1@goldenapple.srv.cs.cmu.edu> Originator: bigrigg@ux6.sp.cs.cmu.edu Xref: ukc comp.parallel:15490 =============================================================================== Call for Papers for Special Session on APPLICATIONS AND ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR CLUSTER COMPUTING ------------------------------------------------------------ in 6th International Conference on High Performance Computing (HiPC'99) December 17-20, 1999, Calcutta, India Cosponsored by: IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Parallel Processing ACM SIGARCH, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta SESSION ORGANIZERS: =======================================+======================================== R. Govindarajan | Anand Sivasubramaniam Supercomputer Education and | Department of Computer Science Research Centre | and Engineering Indian Institute of Science | The Pennsylvania State University Bangalore 560 012 India. | University Park, PA 16802 E-mail: govind@csa.iisc.ernet.in | Email: anand@cse.psu.edu Tel: +91 (80) 309 2794 | Tel: (814) 865 1406 Fax: +91 (80) 334 6648 | Fax: (814) 865 3176 URL: http://csa.iisc.ernet.in/~govind | URL: http://www.cse.psu.edu/~anand =======================================+======================================== The emerging trend in high performance computing is moving towards Cluster Computing, an approach in which powerful commodity single/multiprocessor workstations or PCs are connected by either a general purpose local area network or specialized interconnects to achieve high performance. The recent advances in high speed networks, efficient networking protocols and improved microprocessor design for higher performance, coupled with the availability of public domain software, including operating system, compiler tools, and message passing libraries, make Cluster Computing appealing in terms of both performance and cost-effectiveness. The recent interests in Cluster Computing have spurred research interests in network architectures and protocols, design and implementation of software tools for efficient messaging layers, programming environments and distributed shared memory abstraction, the use of Java and web-based computing, design, implementation and performance evaluation/tuning of parallel and distributed algorithms, scheduling and global resource management, Parallel I/O and file systems, high-availability, check-pointing and process migration, and compiler, operating system and architecture support for cluster computing. We propose to organize a special session on Cluster Computing in the 6th International Conference on High Performance Computing (HiPC'99) to be held in Calcutta, India, on December 17-20, 1999. (For details, see http://www.hipc.org/hipc99). The objective of this session is to have a forum for focussed technical discussions and presentations of state-of-the-art work covering various aspects of Cluster Computing. Topics of interests include, but are not limited to, the above areas. The special session is targeted to include a collection of original unpublished research articles that describe recent advances in Cluster Computing. Papers of experimental or theoretical nature in the above mentioned and related areas will be considered for the special session on Cluster Computing in HiPC-99. Submission to HiPC-99 should follow the HiPC submission procedure and deadline. A special issue of JPDC on this topic is being planned and is subject to approval. We intend to consider a set of selected papers from the special session for a special issue of JPDC. Authors will be asked to submit an extended version of their HiPC paper. The journal version will be reviewed as per JPDC review process for special issues. The tentative deadline for submission of the journal version is January 1, 2000. The review decision will be communicated to the authors by June 1, 2000. The special issue of JPDC is likely to be published in Fall 2000. For details for the JPDC special issue see http://www.serc.iisc.ernet.in/~govind/JPDC-cfp.txt (or) http://www.cse.psu.edu/~anand/JPDC-cfp.txt SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR HiPC SPECIAL SESSION To submit an original research paper, send your complete manuscript (not to exceed 15 double-spaced pages of text using 12 point size type on 8.5 x 11 inch pages) to the Program Chair. References, figures, tables, etc. may be included in addition to the fifteen pages of text. Electronic submissions are encouraged and should be sent to hipc99@ece.nwu.edu. Electronic submissions must be in the form of a readable postscript file containing the following header information in ASCII form: Title, Author name(s), Abstract, Postal address, E-mail address, and Telephone and Fax numbers. PLEASE ALSO INDICATE THAT THIS SUBMISSION IS FOR THE SPECIAL SESSIONS ON CLUSTER COMPUTING. The header (in ASCII) should be followed by the postscript version of the complete manuscript (including title, author's name, affiliation, and abstract). Authors should submit a correct PostScript (level 2) file of their paper to be considered and make sure that the PostScript file will print on a PostScript printer that uses 8.5 x 11 inch size (letter size) paper. All manuscripts will be reviewed. Manuscripts must be received by April 19, 1999. Submissions received after the due date or exceeding the length limit may not be considered. Notification of review decisions will be mailed by June 30, 1999. Camera-ready papers are due August 1, 1999. Proceedings will be available at the Conference. Fax submissions will not be considered. Hard copy submissions are also permitted and, like electronic submissions, must be received by April 19, 1999. Send six copies of the manuscript to: Prof. Prith Banerjee HiPC'99 PROGRAM CHAIR Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Northwestern University TEL: +1 (847) 491-3641 2145 Sheridan Road FAX: +1 (847) 491-4455 Evanston, IL-60208 Internet: banerjee@ece.nwu.edu USA ********************************************************************* IMPORTANT DATES: April 19, 1999 Conference Paper Due June 30, 1999 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection August 1, 1999 Camera-Ready Paper Due ********************************************************************* -- Articles to bigrigg+parallel@cs.cmu.edu (Admin: bigrigg@cs.cmu.edu) Archive: http://www.hensa.ac.uk/parallel/internet/usenet/comp.parallel