=============================================================== 7th International Workshop on Performance Modeling, Benchmarking and Simulation of High Performance Computer Systems (PMBS16) held as part of SC16, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2016 in association with ACM SIGHPC http://www.pmbsworkshop.org =============================================================== The PMBS16 workshop is concerned with the comparison of high-performance computing systems through performance modeling, benchmarking or through the use of tools such as simulators. We are particularly interested in research which reports the ability to measure and make trade-offs in software/hardware co-design to improve sustained application performance. We are also keen to capture the assessment of future systems, for example through work that ensures continued application scalability through peta- and exa-scale systems. The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers, from industry and academia, concerned with the qualitative and quantitative evaluation and modeling of high-performance computing systems. Authors are invited to submit novel research in all areas of performance modeling, benchmarking and simulation, and we welcome research that brings together current theory and practice. We recognize that the coverage of the term 'performance' has broadened to include power consumption and reliability, and that performance modeling is practised through analytical methods and approaches based on software tools and simulators. === Topics of Interest === We encourage submissions in the following areas: - Performance modeling, analysis, and prediction of applications and high-performance computing systems - Novel techniques and tools for performance evaluation and prediction - Advanced simulation techniques and tools - Micro-benchmarking, application benchmarking and tracing - Performance-driven code optimization and scalability analysis - Verification and validation of performance models - Benchmarking and performance analysis of novel hardware - Performance concerns in software/hardware co-design - Tuning and auto-tuning of HPC applications and algorithms - Benchmark suites - Performance visualisation - Real-world case studies - Studies of novel hardware such as Intel Xeon Phi co-processor technology, NVIDIA Kepler GPUs and AMD Fusion APU Work which examines similar topics will also be considered. === Submission Guidelines === Authors are invited to submit full papers with unpublished, original work of not more than 10 pages of double column text using single spaced fonts on pages of 8.5 x 11 inches (this limit includes all figures, content etc but does not include references). All papers should be formatted using the IEEE style (see http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/ templates.html). A separate Late-Breaking Research and Preliminary Techniques stream is also available for authors to submit 5-page papers describing initial research or early first-of-a-kind results (this page limit does not include references but includes all technical content and figures). These papers will be presented in a dedicated, interactive session at PMBS16 enabling open discussion with industry and domain experts. All accepted papers (subject to post-review revisions) will be published in the ACM digital and IEEE Xplore libraries by ACM SIGHPC. Papers should be submitted using EasyChair at: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pmbs16 === Journal Special Issue === Select authors will be invited to submit extended papers for consideration in a special issue of Future Generation Computer Systems. http://www.journals.elsevier.com/future-generation-computer-systems/ === Important Dates === *** EXTENDED DEADLINE *** Full Paper Submissions - September 4th 2016 (23:59 AoE) *** EXTENDED DEADLINE *** Full Paper Notifications - September 25th 2016 Camera Ready Papers Due - October 2nd 2016 Late Breaking Paper Submissions - September 25th 2016 (23:59 AoE) Late Breaking Paper Notifications - October 7th 2016 PMBS16 Workshop - November 13th 2016 Supercomputing Conference Dates - November 13th - 18th 2016 === More Information === For more information consult the PMBS Workshop homepage at: http://www.pmbsworkshop.org.