CFP: 2007 IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster2007)



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Call for Papers

2007 IEEE International Conference on Cluster
Computing
(Cluster2007)

17 - 21 September 2007

Austin, Texas, USA

http://www.cluster2007.org/

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In less than a decade, cluster computing has become the mainstream
technology
for High Performance Computing and Information Technology. It has
gained
this prominence by providing reliable, robust and cost-effective
platforms
for solving many complex computational problems, accessing and
visualizing
data, and providing information services. Cluster 2007 is hosted by
Texas
Advanced Computing Center (TACC) in the culturally rich, high-tech
city of
Austin, Texas. Here you will experience an open forum with fellow
cluster
researchers, system designers and installers, and users for presenting
and
discussing new directions, opportunities and ideas that will shape
Cluster
Computing. Cluster 2007 welcomes paper and poster submissions on
innovative
work from researchers in academia, industry and government describing
original
research work in cluster computing.

The ability to aggregate the computing power of thousands of
processors is a
significant milestone in the scalability of commodity systems.
Nevertheless,
the ability to use both small and large systems efficiently is an
ongoing
effort in the areas of Networking, Management, Interconnects, and
Application
Optimization. A continued vigilance and assessment of R&D efforts is
important
to insure that Cluster Computing will harness the new technological
advances
in hardware and software to solve the challenges of our age, and the
next
generation.

Topics of interest are (but not limited to):

- Cluster Software and Middleware
- 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
- Security and Reliability
- High Availability Solutions
- Resource and Job Management
- Administration and Maintenance Tools

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 for Technical Papers, maximum 6 pages for
Posters.
- Single-spaced
- 2-column numbered pages in IEEE Xplore format
- (8.5x11-inch paper, margins in inches-- top: 0.75, bottom: 1.0,
sides:0.625, and between columns:0.25, main text: 10pt ).
- Format instructions are available for: LaTeX, Word document, PDF
files.
- Margin and placement guides are available in: Word, PDF and
postscript files.
- Concerning the final camera-ready version: Maximum of 2 extra
pages
at $100/page. Camera-ready means PDF file must comply with IEEE
Xplore formatting and style for publication.
- A conversion tool kit for converting from Word, LaTeX, and
PostScript and checking compliance will be available by April 11.
See the Final Submission section then.
- Electronic Submission: Only web-based submission is accepted.
The URL will be announced two weeks before the submission
deadline,
on the Cluster2007 web page.

In addition to the normal technical paper sessions, we plan to
organize vendor
sessions and industrial exhibitions. Companies interested in
participating
in the vendor sessions or presenting their exhibits at the meeting or
both,
should contact the Exhibits Chair member, Ivan R. Judson
(judson@xxxxxxxxxxx)
by July 13, 2007.

Important Dates:

Technical paper submissions: 11 May 2007
Last minute paper abstracts: 11 May 2007
Workshop/tutorial proposals: 11 May 2007

Poster submissions: 8 Jun 2007
Panel proposals: 8 Jun 2007
Workshop/tutorial notification: 8 Jun 2007

Technical paper notification: 29 Jun 2007

Poster notification: 13 Jul 2007
Exhibit proposals: 13 Jul 2007
Last minute papers: 13 Jul 2007


Organization:

General Chair
Karl W. Schulz, University of Texas, USA
Program Chair
Kent Milfeld, University of Texas, USA
Program Vice Chairs
Toni Cortes, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain
Barney Maccabe, University of New Mexico, USA
Mitsuhisa Sato, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Steering Committee Liaison
Daniel S. Katz, Louisiana State University, USA
Tutorial Chair
Ira Pramanick, SUN Microsystems, USA
Workshop Chair
Dan Stanzione, Arizona State University, USA
Poster Chair
Henry Tufo, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
Publicity Chair
Ron Brightwell, Sandia National Labs, USA
Publication Chair
Marcin Paprzycki, Warsaw School of Social Psychology, Poland
Exhibit/Sponsors Chair
Ivan Judson, Argonne National Lab, USA
Finance Chair
Janet McCord, University of Texas, USA
Local Arrangements Chair
Faith Singer-Villalobos, University of Texas, USA

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