CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS: PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS (PDCS-2004)

['Frank Dehne (http://www.dehne.net)']

	           CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

                17th  INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
            PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS
                      September 15-17, 2004
         Canterbury Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA

              http://multimedia.ece.uic.edu/pdcs2004/

PDCS-2004 is a major forum to address, explore and exchange information on
the state-of-the-art in all areas of Parallel and Distributed Computing
Systems, their modeling and simulation, design, use and performance, and
their impact. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following
research areas:

1.  Parallel Architectures and Systems
- Multithreaded Architectures
- Interconnection Networks
- Application-Specific Parallel Architectures
- Architectural Support for Fine-Grain Parallelism
- Architectures for Distributed and Enterprise Systems
- Reconfigurable Computing
- Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing 
- Network Processors and Sensor Networks
- Peer-to-Peer Networks
- Cluster and Grid Computing 

2. Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
- Partitioning, Mapping, and Scheduling
- Routing, Communication, and Synchronization Techniques
- Load Balancing and Load Sharing
- Fault Tolerance and Replication Designs
- Security, Naming, and Authentication
- Resource Allocation and Management
- Distributed Query Processing and Information Retrieval
- Reliable Distributed Computing
- Network Management Algorithms & Computer Networks Protocols
- Real-Time & Embedded Distributed Algorithms & Systems 

3.  Parallel and Distributed Systems Software
- Languages, Compilers, and Operating Systems
- Libraries and Programming Environments
- Message Passing and Distributed Shared Memory Paradigms
- Software Development, Services, Support, Tools
- Middleware for Parallel and Distributed Computing
- Benchmarking and Measurements
- Embedded Systems
- Component- and Agent-Based Systems
- Data Warehousing and Mining
- Cooperative Information Systems

4.  Parallel and Distributed Applications
- Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
- Scientific Computing
- Distributed Multimedia Systems and Internet Applications
- Grid and Internet Appliances
- Personal Communication Networks and Systems
- Broadband ISDN and ATM Systems
- P & D Systems Integration
- P & D Industrial and Manufacturing Application
- Heterogeneity and Interoperability
- Neural and Fuzzy Computing and Applications
- Collaboration Enterprises and Environments

Proposal for organizing one-day workshops on upcoming research areas are
solicited and are due to the Workshop Chair Frank Dehne (http://www.dehne.net)
by January 26, 2004.

For more information about PDCS-2004, incl. Call For Papers, Venue, etc.
please consult http://multimedia.ece.uic.edu/pdcs2004/







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