Hi, Below this are a number of CFPs associated with the IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster 2009) conference, to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, 31 August - 4 September 2009. Specifically, included below are the CFPs for: Papers for the conference itself. Posters for the conference Papers for Workshop on Interfaces and Architectures for Scientific Data Storage (IASDS09) Papers for Workshop: The impact and influence of Web 2.0 on e-Research Infrastructure, Services and Applications Papers for Workshop on High Performance Interconnects for Distributed Computing (HPI-DC’09) Papers for Workshop: Parallel Programming on Accelerator Clusters I apologize in advance for any duplicate mailings. ********************************************************************* Call for Papers 2009 IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster 2009) http://www.cluster2009.org/ 29 August - 4 September 2009 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA ********************************************************************** Cluster 2009 welcomes paper and poster submissions on innovative work from researchers in academia, industry, and government, describing original research in the field of cluster computing. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Cluster Architecture and Hardware Systems - Node architectures - Packaging, Power, and Cooling - Cluster Software and Middleware - Software Environments and Tools - Single-System Image Services - Parallel File Systems and I/O Libraries - Standard Software for Clusters - Virtualization - Cluster Networking - High-Speed Interconnects - High Performance Message Passing Libraries - Lightweight Communication Protocols - Implications of Multicore and Clouds on Clusters - Hardware Architecture - Software and Tools - Networking - Management - Applications - Applications - Application Methods and Algorithms - Adaptation to Multicore - Data Distribution, Load Balancing & Scaling - MPI/OpenMP Hybrid Computing - Visualization - Performance Analysis and Evaluation - Benchmarking & Profiling Tools - Performance Prediction & Modeling - Cluster Management - Security and Reliability - High Availability Solutions - Resource and Job Management For submitting and formatting instructions, see the conference web site: http://www.cluster2009.org/ Important Dates: Tutorial proposal deadline: 31 March 2009 Technical paper submissions: 14 April 2009 Tutorial notification: 31 May 2009 Technical paper notification: 5 June 2009 Poster submissions: 12 June 2009 Poster notification: 17 July 2009 Poster camera ready deadline: 31 July 2009 Paper camera ready deadline: 31 July 2009 Conference Organizing Chairs and Committees: General Chair Daniel S. Katz, University of Chicago, USA General Vice Chair Mark Baker, University of Reading, UK Program Chair Thomas Sterling, Louisiana State University, USA Program Vice Chairs Pete Beckman, Argonne National Lab, USA William Camp, Intel, USA Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA William Gropp, University of Illinois, USA Satoshi Matsuoka, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Bart Miller, Univ. of Wisconsin, USA Poster Co-Chairs Sushil Prasad, Georgia State University, USA Eric Aubanel, University of New Brunswick, Canada Workshops Chair Wu Feng, Virginia Tech, USA Tutorials Co-Chairs Robert Ferraro, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA Bryan Biegel, NASA Ames, USA Proceedings Chair Ron Brightwell, Sandia National Laboratories, USA Publicity Co-Chairs Omer Rana, Cardiff University, UK Feilong Tang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Tevfik Kosar, Louisiana State University, USA Finance Chair Box Leangsuksun, Louisiana Tech University, USA Sponsor and Exhibitors Co-Chairs George Jones, Data Direct Networks, USA Charlie McMahon, Tulane University, USA Ali Butt, Virginia Tech, USA Local Arrangements Chair Karen Jones, Louisiana State University, USA PR/Graphics Chair Kristen Sunde, Louisiana State University, USA IEEE Cluster 2009 Call for Posters http://www.cluster2009.org/cfposters.php Scope: The 2009 IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster 2009) will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, from August 29 to September 4, 2009. Authors are invited to present their on-going or recently finished work related to cluster computing in the poster session of Cluster 2009. All accepted poster papers will be included in the Cluster 2009 proceedings. Topics include, but are not limited to the following; - Novel Architectures - multicore CPUs - GPUs - FPGA accelerators - Cluster Software and Middleware - System Tools for "Green" Computing - Software Environments and Tools - Single-System Image Services - Parallel File Systems and I/O Libraries - Standard Software for Clusters - Cluster Networking - High-Speed Interconnects - High Performance Message Passing Libraries - Lightweight Communication Protocols - Applications - Application Methods and Algorithms - Adaptation to Multi-Core - Data Distribution, Load Balancing & Scaling - MPI/OpenMP Hybrid Computing - Visualization - Performance Analysis and Evaluation - Benchmarking & Profiling Tools - Performance Prediction & Modeling - Cluster Management - Virtualization Technology - Security and Reliability - High Availability Solutions - Resource and Job Management - Administration and Maintenance Tools Submission, Format, Publication: Consideration for a Cluster 2009 Poster will be based on the submission of a paper (maximum 4 pages). It must follow the same format as the technical papers (see the Call for Papers announcement). Submissions must be made via the Poster Submission link at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cluster09posters. All accepted poster papers will be included in the Cluster 2009 proceedings. Important dates: Submission: June 12 2009 Acceptance notification: July 17 2009 Contact address: Please contact the Poster co-chairs for further information: Eric Aubanel, University of New Brunswick, Canada: [email protected] Sushil K. Prasad, Georgia State University, USA: [email protected] Workshop on Interfaces and Architectures for Scientific Data Storage (IASDS09) http://www.mcs.anl.gov/events/workshops/iasds09/ Held in conjunction with IEEE Cluster 2009 http://www.cluster2009.org Friday September 4, 2009 New Orleans, LA, USA Call for Papers High-performance computing simulations and large scientific experiments such as those in high energy physics generate tens of terabytes of data, and these data sizes grow each year. Existing systems for storing, managing, and analyzing data are being pushed to their limits by these applications, and new techniques are necessary to enable efficient data processing for future simulations and experiments. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for engineers and scientists to present and discuss their most recent work related to the storage, management, and analysis of data for scientific workloads. Emphasis is placed on forward-looking approaches to tackle the challenges of storage at extreme scale or to provide better abstractions for use in scientific workloads. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - parallel file systems - scientific databases - active storage - scientific I/O middleware - extreme scale storage Registration fee for the workshop will be included as part of the Cluster 2009 conference registration fee. Paper Submission: Papers must be submitted via our EasyChair web site in PDF format: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iasds09 Workshop papers will be peer-reviewed and will appear as part of the IEEE Cluster 2009 proceedings. Submissions must follow the Cluster 2009 format: Since the camera-ready version of accepted papers must be compliant with the IEEE Xplore format for publication, submitted papers must conform to the following Xplore layout, page limit, and font size. This will insure a size consistency and a uniform layout for the reviewers. (With minimal changes, accepted document can be styled for publication according to Xplore requirements explained in the Xplore formatting guide, which is also in Xplore format). - Maximum 10 pages - Single-spaced - 8.5x11-inch, Two-column numbered pages in IEEE Xplore format - Format instructions are available at: - IEEE Paper LaTeX Template (ZIP file) http://www.cluster2009.org/IEEE_Paper_LaTeX_Template_LETTER_V3.zip - IEEE Paper Word Template (ZIP file) http://www.cluster2009.org/IEEE_Paper_Word_Template_LETTER_V3.zip In the event of problems with paper submission, please contact Robert Ross ([email protected]). Important Dates Paper Submission Deadline June 12, 2009 (firm deadline) Author Notification July 10, 2009 Final Manuscript July 31, 2009 Workshop September 4, 2009 Program Committee Robert Ross, Argonne National Laboratory Jacek Becla, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Evan Felix, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Gary Grider, Los Alamos National Laboratory Quincey Koziol, The HDF Group Wei-Keng Liao, Northwestern University Carlos Maltzahn, University of California Santa Cruz Doron Rotem, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Lee Ward, Sandia National Laboratories Kesheng Wu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Workshop: The impact and influence of Web 2.0 on e-Research Infrastructure, Services and Applications http://research3.org/events/workshop_one.php IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster 2009) Friday 4th September 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Call for papers The number of Web 2.0 services and applications, widely used by Internet users, academics, industry and enterprise, are growing rapidly, which demonstrates its solid foundations. These technologies and services are based on the open standards that underpin the Internet and Web, and are used in many forms, e.g. blogs, wikis, mashups, social websites, podcasting and content tagging. This field is having a significant impact on distributed infrastructure and applications, and on the way users and developers interact. It is important to understand the influence of this theme because Web 2.0 is providing endless opportunities in academia; the general public, which in turn is driving the business agenda in enterprises and industry, is increasingly using it. This workshop aims to deliver a greater understanding of the influence and changes to be expected regarding e-Research infrastructure, applications and the way users and developers interact. Topics of Interest: - Infrastructure and Services - The use of Cloud-based services, - Using RESTful services, - The applications of mash-ups and using other Web 2.0 technologies, - Web 2.0 security versus existing security, - Using virtualisation technologies, - Compare and contrast existing services with emerging Web 2.0 technologies, - Combining the Semantic Web with Web 2.0. - Applications - Using data and services mash-ups, - The development and use of gadgets with applications, - Adapting applications to more usable and user friendly, - Collaboration, joint development and the integration of social web sites, - Using blogs, wikis and other Web 2.0 technologies with applications, - Using Web 2.0 technologies with applications. Paper submission: Paper Format: Since the camera-ready version of accepted papers must be compliant with the IEEE Xplore format for publication, submitted papers must conform to the following Xplore layout, page limit, and font size. This will insure a size consistency and a uniform layout for the reviewers. (With minimal changes, accepted document can be styled for publication according to Xplore requirements explained in the Xplore formatting guide, which is also in Xplore format). - PDF files only. - Maximum 10 pages - Single-spaced - 8.5x11-inch, Two-column numbered pages in IEEE Xplore format - Format instructions are available at: - IEEE Paper LaTeX Template (ZIP file) http://www.cluster2009.org/IEEE_Paper_LaTeX_Template_LETTER_V3.zip - IEEE Paper Word Template (ZIP file) http://www.cluster2009.org/IEEE_Paper_Word_Template_LETTER_V3.zip Important Dates: - Workshop paper submissions: 12 June 2009 - Workshop paper notification: 15 July 2009 - Workshop paper camera ready deadline: 31 July 2009 Workshop papers should be submitted via EasyChair (see: http://research3.org/events/workshop_one.php for a link to the submission page.). If you have any problems with paper submission, please contact Mark DOT Baker AT Computer DOT Org. Programme Committee: - Mark Baker, University of Reading, UK - Dave de Roure, University of Southampton, UK - Carole Goble, University of Manchester, UK - Daniel S. Katz, University of Chicago, USA - Paul Watson, Newcastle University, UK - Geoffrey Fox, Indiana University, USA - Rob Allan, Daresbury Laboratory, UK - Dirk Neumann, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg, Germany - Richard Sinnott, University of Glasgow, UK - Andy Turner, University of Leeds, UK - Thomas Fahringer, University of Innsbruck, Austria - Jon Blower, University of Reading, UK - Jeremy Frey, University of Southampton, UK - Stuart Dunn, King College London, UK - Claire Warwick, UCL Department of Information Studies, UK Workshop on High Performance Interconnects for Distributed Computing (HPI-DC’09) http://www.cercs.gatech.edu/hpidc2009 in conjunction with Cluster 2009 August 31, 2009 New Orleans, Louisiana Call for Papers The emergence of 10.0 GigE and above, InfiniBand and other high- performance interconnection technologies, programmable NICs and networking platforms, and protocols like DDP and RDMA over IP, make it possible to create tightly linked systems across physical distances that exceed those of traditional single cluster or server systems. These technologies can deliver communication capabilities that achieve the performance levels needed by high end applications in enterprise systems and like those produced by the high performance computing community. Furthermore, the manycore nature of next generation platforms and the creation of distributed cloud computing infrastructure will greatly increase the demand for high performance communication capabilities over wide area distances. The purpose of this workshop is to explore the confluence of distributed computing and communications technologies with high performance interconnects, as applicable or applied to realistic high end applications. The intent is to create a venue that will act as a bridge between researchers developing tools and platforms for high-performance distributed computing, end user applications seeking high performance solutions, and technology providers aiming to improve interconnect and networking technologies for future systems. The hope is to foster knowledge creation and intellectual interchanges between HPC and Cloud computing end users and technology developers, in the specific domain of high performance distributed interconnects. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Hardware/software architectures for communication infrastructures for HPC and Cloud Computing - Data and control protocols for interactive and large data volume applications - Novel devices and technologies to enhance interconnect properties - Interconnect-level issues when extending high performance beyond single machines, including architecture, protocols, services, QoS, and security - Remote storage (like iSCSI), remote databases, and datacenters, etc. - Development tools, programming environments and models (like PGAS, OpenShmem, Hadoop, etc.), ranging from programming language support to simulation environments. IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: June 5th, 2009 Notification: July 10th, 2009 Final manuscript: July 29th, 2009 Workshop date: Aug. 31st, 2009 ORGANIZATION General Chair: Steve Poole, Oak Ridge National Lab Program Co-Chairs: Pavan Balaji, Argonne National Lab Ada Gavrilovska, Georgia Institute of Technology Workshop: Parallel Programming on Accelerator Clusters http://www.checs.eng.vt.edu/ppac09 Workshop held in conjunction with IEEE Cluster 2009 August 31, 2009, New Orleans CALL FOR PAPERS Accelerator-based parallel architectures, heterogeneous multi-core processors, FPGAs and GPUs, are rapidly becoming mainstream components for cluster computing. While the potential of accelerators for addressing problems such as memory latency and bandwidth has long been recognized, accelerators present several challenges to programmers and cluster systems designers. The PPAC workshop will bring together researchers from academia and industry to discuss the latest developments in parallel programming models, languages, tools, system software and application development for clusters based on accelerators. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Programming models for accelerator-based clusters, including systems using GPUs, heterogeneous multi-core processors and FPGAs. - Compiler and runtime support for accelerator-based clusters, including support for scheduling, communication and memory management. - Operating systems and virtualization support for accelerator-based clusters. - Performance evaluation of accelerator-based clusters, in particular with relation to conventional homogeneous clusters. - Performance analysis, profiling and debugging tools. - Application studies on accelerator-based clusters. - Power and energy-efficiency of accelerator-based clusters. Submissions Papers due: June 15, 2009 Author notification: July 15, 2009 Final papers due: July 31, 2009 Submitted manuscripts (8 pages max) should be formatted according to IEEE Cluster proceedings guidelines. See workshop homepage for further details. Organizers Dimitrios S. Nikolopoulos, Virginia Tech Calvin Ribbens, Virginia Tech Program Committee Kevin Barker, Los Alamos National Lab Filip Blagojevic, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Mike Heroux, Sandia National Lab Sven Karlsson, Technical Univ. Denmark Jakub Kurzak, University of Tennesse Jeffrey Vetter, Oak Ridge National Lab