[Acpc-l] CfP FTPDS04

[Hermann Hellwagner]

CALL FOR PAPERS

9th  IEEE Workshop on Fault-Tolerant Parallel, Distributed and
Network-Centric Systems

April 26-30, 2004
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Held in conjunction with the

18th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium

April 26-30, 2004

Program Chair:

D.R. Avresky, NEU, USA

Program Vice-Chair:

E. Maehle, University of Luebeck, Germany

Theme

Increasingly large parallel, distributed and network-centric computing
systems
provide unique challenges to the researchers in dependable computing,
especially
because of the high failure rates intrinsic to these systems. While
commercial
and scientific companies share the need for massive throughput and low
latency,
dependability of service is also a concern. In addition to providing
uninterrupted service, commercial systems must be free from data corruption.
Achieving dependability in highly scalable parallel, distributed and
network-centric computing poses a considerable challenge.


The goal of this workshop is to provide a forum for researchers and
practitioners to discuss issues related to these issues of fault-tolerant
parallel,distributed and network-centric systems. All aspects of design,
theory
and realization of parallel, distributed systems and network-centric
systems
are of interest.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- Dependable parallel, distributed and network-centric systems

- Scalable uninterruptible computing in  distributed and
   network-centric computing systems

- Fault-tolerant  protocols for distributed and
   network-centric systems

- Fault tolerance in clusters of workstations and PCs

- Fault-tolerant interconnection networks

- Fault-tolerant parallel programming

- Using COTS  for designing dependable network-centric computing systems

- Dependable high-speed wide, local, and system area networks

- Dependable mobile computing

- Reliable group communications protocols

- Adaptive routing

- Dependable internet servers

- Protocol verification and validation

- Practical experiences and prototypes

- Dependability evaluation of fault-tolerant parallel,
   distributed and network-centric systems

- Dependable quantum computing

- Dependable biocomputing


Program Committee:

J. Bruck, Caltech, USA

B. Ciciani, University of Roma, Italy

O. Frieder, IIT, Chicago, USA

K. Grosspietsch, FIAIS, Germany

D. Garcia, Hewlett Packard, USA

J. Hayes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

H. Hellwagner, University of Klagenfurt, Austria

B. Johnson, University of Virginia, USA

B. Horst, Network Appliances, USA

T. Kikino, Osaka University, Japan

C. Katsinis, Drexel University, USA

F. Lombardi,  Northeastern University, USA

M. Malek, Humboldt University, Germany

P. Mehra, Hewlett Packard, USA

G. Malewicz, University of Alabama, USA

E. Nett, University of Magdeburg, Germany

D. Powell, LAAS-CNRS, France

M. Raynal, IRISA, France

J. Sifakis, UMR Verimag, France

A. Shvartsman, UConn/MIT. USA

The workshop is sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee
on
Parallel Processing. For further information, please see

     www.iti.uni-luebeck.de/FTPDS04

or contact the Vice-Program Chair:


Erik Maehle
University of Luebeck, Germany
Institute of Computer Engineering
email: maehle@iti.uni-luebeck.de

To submit papers, email the file (at most 20 pages long
including figures and references) describing original unpublished research
by December 15, 2003 in either Postscript or PDF format
to FTPDS04@iti.uni-luebeck.de.

The electronic submission is strongly encouraged. All papers will be
reviewed.
Camera-ready papers will be due January 23, 2004.

The proceedings for workshops will be published
(on CD-ROM) along with the regular  proceedings for The IEEE International
Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium.