[Om-announce] CFP: ICPADS'2014, Hsinchu, Taiwan

[Kuan-Ching Li]

[Apologies if multiple copies of this CFP are received]

CALL FOR PAPERS

ICPADS 2014
The 20th IEEE International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems
December 16-19, 2014
Hsinchu, Taiwan
http://www.icpads.org/

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Established in 1992, ICPADS has been a major international forum for
scientists, engineers, and users to exchange and share their experiences,
new ideas, and latest research results on all aspects of parallel and
distributed computing systems. The 20th IEEE International Conference on
Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS 2014) will be held in Hsinchu,
Taiwan, December 16 - 19, 2014. As the inaugurating site of ICPADS, Hsinchu
is a city with a blend of technology innovations and traditional cultures.
The conference venue, MXIC Building, is located at National Tsing Hua
University, one top university in Taiwan with outstanding academic programs
as well as a spacious verdant campus. Contributions are solicited in all
areas of parallel and distributed systems research and applications.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* Parallel and Distributed Applications and Algorithms
* Cloud OS, Middleware, Toolkit, and Applications
* Data Intensive Computing and Data Centre Architecture
* Big Data Platforms
* Web-Based Computing and Service-Oriented Architecture
* Multi-core and Multithreaded Architectures
* Virtualization Techniques
* Resource Provision, Management, and Scheduling
* Security and Privacy
* Cluster and Grid Computing
* Power-Aware and Green Computing
* Internet of Things
* Peer-to-Peer Computing
* Wireless and Mobile Computing
* Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
* Performance Modeling and Evaluation
* Communication and Networking Systems
* Dependable and Trustworthy Computing and Systems
* Real-Time and Multimedia Systems
* High Performance Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
* Cyber-Physical Systems
* Operating Systems Distributed and Parallel Systems
* Embedded systems

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SUBMISSION INFORMATION
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Papers must be unpublished and must not be submitted for publication
elsewhere. All papers will be reviewed by Program Committee members and
other experts active in the field to ensure high quality and relevance to
the conference.

Submissions should be in the PDF format and include an abstract, 5-10
keywords, and the e-mail address of the corresponding author. Each
submission must not exceed 8 pages in the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format
with 10-12 point font, including tables and figures. Each submission should
be regarded as an undertaking that, should the submission be accepted, at
least one of the authors must register the paper and attend the conference
to present the work in order that the accepted paper can be included in the
IEEE digital library. The final version will be limited to 8 pages in the
IEEE proceeding format. Up to 2 extra pages may be purchased.

Paper submissions are through EasyChair:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icpads14


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PUBLICATION
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All accepted papers will be included in IEEE Xplore and indexed by EI. Best
Paper Award will be presented in the conference.

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IMPORTANT DATES
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* Deadline for paper submissions: July 1, 2014
* Notification of paper acceptance: September 2, 2014
* Deadline for author registration: October 7, 2014
* Deadline of camera-ready version: October 11, 2014

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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General Co-Chairs
Prof. Dhabaleswar K. Panda, Ohio State University, USA
Prof. Jang-Ping Sheu, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Program Co-Chairs
Prof. Yeh-Ching Chung, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Prof. Yanmin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China