CALL FOR PAPERS The Second International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Applications, and Techniques (PDCAT 2001) National Taiwan University of Science and Technology July 9-11, 2001, Taipei, Taiwan Sponsors: Sinica Academia (Taiwan, ROC), ACM Taipei Chapter, IEEE Taipei Chapter, Institute for Information Industry (Taiwan), Institute of Information and Computing Machinery (Taiwan), Education Ministry of the ROC (tentative), and National Science Council of the ROC (tentative). More sponsors may be added. PURPOSE The International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Applications, and Techniques (PDCAT) is a major forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners throughout the world to present the latest research, results, ideas, development, applications, and techniques in all areas of parallel and distributed computing. PDCAT 2001 will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, and will include keynote addresses, contributed papers, tutorials, and workshops. SCOPE The main focus for PDCAT 2001 will be parallel and distributed computing and networks viewed from the three perspectives of networks and architectures, software systems, and algorithms and applications. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Networks and Architectures -------------------------- * Interconnection networks * Computer networks * Internet computing * Parallel/distributed architectures * Communication and telecommunication * Heterogeneous and multimedia Systems * Wireless networks and mobile computing * ATM networks * Optical networks * Reliability and fault-tolerance * Security * Cluster computing Software Systems ---------------- * Operating systems * Programming languages * Parallel programming paradigms * Parallelizing compilers * Distributed data and knowledge based systems * Object-Oriented technology * Modelling and simulation * Performance evaluation and measurements * Distributed agent systems * Tools and environments for software development * Visualization Algorithms and Applications --------------------------- * Parallel/distributed algorithms * Resource allocation and management * Load sharing and balancing * Task mapping and job scheduling * Network routing and communication algorithms * Neural networks * Image processing and computer graphics * Database applications and data mining * High-performance scientific computing * Biological/molecular computing SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Papers reporting original and unpublished research results and experience are solicited. The cover page of each paper should include (1) title of the paper; (2) full name, affiliation, postal address, e-mail address, phone number, and fax number of each author; (3) name of the corresponding author; (4) an abstract; and (5) keywords, at least one of them from the list of topics. Papers must not exceed 20 double-spaced pages, including tables and figures. Each page except for the cover should have a page number. Please send your papers in the PostScript or PDF format as an attachment to your submission e-mail to the program chair at yclin@et.ntust.edu.tw. The attached file name should be something like YourLastName.ps or, especially when your last name is very common, Initials_LastName.ps. If you submit more than one paper, your last name should be followed by a number, e.g., LastName2.ps. The e-mail should (1) include all the information on the cover page and (2) state that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will attend the conference to present the work. EVALUATION PROCESS Papers will be reviewed by at least two referees and selected based on their significance, technical quality, originality, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. WORKSHOPS/SPECIAL SESSIONS/TUTORIALS/PANELS Workshops/special sessions and tutorials are planned for PDCAT 2001. Each workshop will focus on a particular topic, and consists of several presentations and open discussion. A one-page abstract of each workshop presentation will be published in the conference proceedings. The proposal for a workshop/special session should include the title, topics covered, proposed/invited speakers, and estimated length (hours) of the workshop. Each tutorial proposal should provide the title, topics, targeted audiences, and instructor's biography. Anyone wishing to organize a workshop, special session, panel, or tutorial should submit a proposal by January 1, 2001 to the general and program chairs, Hong Shen and Yen-Chun Lin. General Chair ============= Hong Shen Griffith University (Australia) Program Chair ============= Yen-Chun Lin National Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Tech. (Taiwan) Program Vice-Chairs =================== Susumu Horiguchi Japan Advanced Inst. of Sci. & Tech. (Japan) Feipei Lai National Taiwan University (Taiwan) Francis Lau University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Program Committee ================= David Abramson, Monash University (Australia) Ralph-Johan Back, Abo Akademi University (Finland) Gen-Huey Chen, National Taiwan University (Taiwan) Guoliang Chen, Univ. of Sci. and Tech. of China (China) Hsing-Lung Chen, National Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Tech. (Taiwan) Ge-Ming Chiu, National Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Tech. (Taiwan) C. Edward Chow, University of Colorado at Coloardo Springs (USA) Hossam ElGindy, University of New South Wales (Australia) David John Evans, Nottingham Trent University (UK) Afonso Ferreira, CNRS-INRIA (France) Andrzej M. Goscinski, Deakin University (Australia) Qianping Gu, The University of Aizu (Japan) C.T. Howard Ho, IBM Almaden Research Center (USA) Shi-Jinn Horng, National Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Tech. (Taiwan) Chiun-Chieh Hsu, National Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Tech. (Taiwan) Ming-Tat Ko, Academia Sinica (Taiwan) Hahn-Ming Lee, National Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Tech. (Taiwan) PeiZong Lee, Academia Sinica (Taiwan) Yungho Leu, National Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Tech. (Taiwan) Chi-Sing Leung, University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Keqin Li, State University of New York (USA) Shun-Shii Lin, National Taiwan Normal University (Taiwan) Andrzej Lingas, Lund University (Sweden) Jigang Liu, Metropolitan State University (USA) Yuh-Dauh Lyuu, National Taiwan University (Taiwan) D. Manivannan, University of Kentucky (USA) Stephan Olariu, Old Dominion University (USA) Yi Pan, Georgia State University (USA) Marcin Paprzycki, University of Southern Mississippi (USA) Shietung Peng, Hosei University (Japan) Sushil K. Prasad, Georgia State University (USA) Stanislav G. Sedukhin, The University of Aizu (Japan) Fenn-Huei Simon Sheu, National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan) Jang-Ping Sheu, National Central University (Taiwan) Ce-Kuen Shieh, National Cheng-Kung University (Taiwan) John Sum, Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ. (Hong Kong) Ting-Yi Sung, Academia Sinica (Taiwan) David Taniar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia) Denis Trystram, LMC-IMAG (France) Shang Rong Tsai, National Cheng-Kung University (Taiwan) Jong-Chuang Tsay, National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan) Yu-Chee Tseng, National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan) Sheng-De Wang, National Taiwan University (Taiwan) Yue-Li Wang, National Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Tech. (Taiwan) Yuke Wang, University of Texas at Dallas (USA) Jie Wu, Florida Atlantic University (USA) Zhiwei Xu, Chinese Acdemy of Scicence (China) Jingling Xue, University of New South Wales (Australia) Yao-ming Yeh, National Taiwan Normal University (Taiwan) S.Q. Zheng, University of Texas at Dallas (USA) Albert Y. Zomaya, University of Western Australia (Australia) Advisory Committee ================== Francis Chin, Univ. of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Ching-Chi Hsu, National Taiwan University (Taiwan) Frank Hsu, Fordham University (USA) Shuo-Yen Robert Li, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Local Arrangements Chair ======================= Yue-Li Wang, National Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Tech. (Taiwan) IMPORTANT DATES Paper and Proposal Submissions Due: January 1, 2001 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: March 1, 2001 Camera-ready Papers Due: April 15, 2001 For more information or to be placed on the mailing list, please contact the program chair. 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