[Bioclusters] 2nd Call for Papers: Cluster2004
Bertil Schmidt (Dr)
bioclusters@bioinformatics.org
Tue, 3 Feb 2004 12:17:03 +0800
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> > ** CALL FOR PAPER =
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> > Cluster 2004=20
> > The 2004 IEEE International Conference on Cluster =
Computing=20
> > September 20-23, 2004=20
> > Omni Hotel, San Diego, California, USA=20
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> > http://grail.sdsc.edu/cluster2004=20
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> > In less than a decade, commodity clusters have become mainstream=20
> > and cost-effective computing platforms for executing a wide range of =
> > computation-, data-, and transaction-oriented parallel applications. =
In=20
> > spite of countless deployed platforms and resounding application=20
> > successes, many research and development challenges remain for =
achieving=20
> > higher performance, scalability, and usability. The IEEE TFCC =
Cluster=20
> > 2004 conference, to be held in beautiful San Diego, provides an open =
forum=20
> > for researchers, practitioners, and users to present and discuss =
issues,=20
> > directions, and results that will shape the future of cluster =
computing.=20
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> > SCOPE=20
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> > Cluster 2004 welcomes paper and poster submissions from engineers =
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> > scientists in academia and industry describing original research =
work in=20
> > all areas of cluster computing. In addition, Cluster 2004 will =
welcome=20
> > proposals for tutorials and workshops to be held concurrently with =
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> > conference. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:=20
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> > Cluster Middleware: =20
> > - Single-System Image Services - Software Environments =
and Tools=20
> > - Standard Software for Clusters - I/O Libraries, File =
Systems,=20
> > and Distributed RAID=20
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> > Cluster Networking:=20
> > - High-Speed System Interconnects - Lightweight =
Communication Protocols=20
> > - Fast Message Passing Libraries=20
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> > Cluster Management and Maintenance:=20
> > - Cluster Security and Reliability - Tools for Managing =
Clusters=20
> > - Cluster Job and Resource Management - High-Availability =
Cluster Solutions=20
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> > Applications:=20
> > - Scientific and E-Commerce Apps - Data Distribution and =
Load Balancing=20
> > - Scheduling and Parallel Algorithms - Innovative Cluster =
Applications=20
> > - Tools and Environments=20
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> > Performance Analysis and Evaluation:=20
> > - Benchmarking and Profiling Tools - Performance Prediction =
and Modeling=20
> > - Analysis and Visualization=20
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> > Grid Computing and Clusters:=20
> > - Grid / Clusters Integration - Network-Based =
Distributed Computing=20
> > - Mobile Agents and Java for=20
> > Clusters/Grids=20
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> > TECHNICAL PAPERS=20
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> > Paper Format: Not to exceed 25 double-spaced, numbered pages =
(including=20
> > title, author affiliations, abstract, keywords, figures, =
tables and=20
> > bibliographical references) using 12 point font on =
8.5x11-inch pages=20
> > with 1-inch margins all around.=20
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> > Submission: An on-line submission page will be activated on the=20
> > conference web site two weeks before the submission=20
> > deadline. Authors should submit a PostScript (level 2) or =
PDF=20
> > file. Hard copy submissions will not be accepted.=20
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> > JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE=20
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> > Authors of the best papers from the conference will be invited to =
submit an=20
> > expanded version of their papers for possible publication in a =
special issue=20
> > of the International Journal of High Performance Computing and =
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> > (IJHPCN), which will appear in 2005.=20
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> > IMPORTANT DATES=20
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> > - Workshop Proposals Due> March 6, 2004=20
> > - Paper Submissions Due April 16, 2004=20
> > - Tutorial Proposals Due May 14, 2004=20
> > - Paper Acceptance Notification June 1, 2004=20
> > - Exhibition Proposal Due June 18, 2004=20
> > - Final Paper Manuscripts Due July 2, 2004=20
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> > - Pre-Conference Tutorials September 20, 2004=20
> > - Conference September 21-22-23, 2004=20
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> > ORGANIZING COMMITTEE=20
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> > * General Co-Chairs:=20
> > - Henri Casanova, University of California, San Diego, USA=20
> > - Daniel S. Katz, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, USA=20
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> > * General Vice Chair:=20
> > - Bernard Tourancheau, Sun Microsystems, France=20
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> > * Program Chair:=20
> > - Philip Papadopoulos, San Diego Supercomputer Center, USA=20
> > * Deputy Program Chair:=20
> > - R=E9my Evard, Argonne National Laboratory, USA=20
> > * Program Vice Chairs=20
> > - Middleware: Carl Kesselman, Information Sciences Institute &=20
> > University of Southern =
California, USA=20
> > - Hardware: Satoshi Matsuoka, Tokyo Institute of Technology, =
Japan=20
> > - Applications: David Walker, Cardiff University, UK=20
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> > * Tutorials Chair:=20
> > - Jennifer M. Schopf, Argonne National Laboratory, USA=20
> > * Workshops Chair:=20
> > - Rajkumar Buyya, University of Melbourne, Australia=20
> > * Exhibits/Sponsors Co-Chairs:=20
> > - Jim Ang Sandia National Laboratories, USA=20
> > * Posters Chair:=20
> > - Richard Barrett, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA=20
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> > * Publications Chair:=20
> > - Joseph C. Jacob, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, USA=20
> > * Publicity Chair:=20
> > - Bertil Schmidt, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore=20
> > * Finance/Registration Chair:=20
> > - Vana Kalogeraki, University of California, Riverside, USA=20
> > * Local Arrangements:=20
> > - Chair Greg Bruno, San Diego Supercomputer Center, USA=20
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