[Mycolleagues] CFP --- IPCCC'2008

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CALL FOR PAPERS  --- IPCCC'2008

The 27th IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC 2008)
(http://www.ipccc.org/)

December 8-12, 2008 – Austin, Texas, USA

The International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference (IPCCC)
is the premier IEEE conference presenting research in the performance of computer
and communication systems. For more than two decades, IPCCC has been a research
forum for academic, industrial, and government researchers.

PURPOSE AND SCOPE 

   The theme of IPCCC 2008 is "Computing for Emerging Networked Systems".  To capture
   the recent exciting innovations in the system research, IPCCC 2008 will explore
   and articulate (i) the challenges and opportunities as parallel and distributed
   systems are scaling large and networked over the internet; (ii) the challenges and
   opportunities as multicore processors are becoming the mainstream desktop processors
   and networked onchip; (iii) the challenges and opportunities as embedded systems
   are becoming ubiquitous and networked through wireless communication. We encourage
   submission of high-quality papers that address the thematic topics as well as other
   topics in theoretical and experimental areas of system research. Topics of interest
   include, but are not limited to, the following:

   * Grid and cloud computing
   * Internet Services and Network Management
   * Network protocols
   * Network Information Assurance, and Security

   * Multi- and single- core processor architecture
   * Cache, Memory, and Disk Storage Systems
   * Workload Characterization and its Impact on Architecture Design
       
   * Embedded Systems
   * Ubiquitous computing
   * Mobile ad hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networks

   * Parallel and Distributed Systems
   * Performance Evaluation and Modeling
   * Performance Tools and Techniques

   In addition, proposals for panel sessions and workshops on relevant topics are
   welcome. Workshops may be for a full day or half a day. Workshop papers will be
   published in the conference proceedings.

IMPORTANT DATES

   Workshop and Panel Proposal Due: August 31, 2008  
   Conference Paper Submission Due: September 9, 2008      
   Paper Acceptance Notification: October 30, 2008        
   Camera-ready Manuscript Due:  November 15, 2008    

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

   General Chair: Taieb Znati  (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
   General Vice Chair: Maggie Cheng (Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology)
   Program Chair: Youtao Zhang (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
   Finance Chair: Ullah Nasr (Freescale Semiconductor  Inc.) 
   Web Chair:  Neil Nelson (Freescale Semiconductor  Inc.) 
   Workshop co-Chairs: Dharma  Agrawal (Univ. of Cincinnati)
   Bing Wang (Univ. of Connecticut)

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

   Submitted manuscripts must have at least 11-point font size, and should not exceed
   12 pages formatted in IEEE conference style, including the abstract, figures, and
   references. Authors should obtain company and government clearances prior to submission
   of papers.

   All papers will be reviewed by the program committee. They will be judged with respect
   to their quality, originality, and relevance. All accepted papers will be published in
   the conference proceedings, conditional upon the author's advance registration. Note
   that one full (non-student) registration fee must be paid for each paper published in the
   proceedings, and that submission of a paper entails a professional obligation to attend
   and present your paper at the conference if it is accepted.

   Authors MUST submit their papers electronically using EDAS (http://edas.info).