The iWAPT 2012 will be held in conjunction with VECPAR 2012.

Conference Overview
The goal of the Seventh International Workshop on Automatic Performance Tuning (iWAPT2012) is to bring together researchers who are investigating automated techniques for constructing and/or adapting algorithms and software for high-performance on modern complex machine architectures.

Topics of Interest
We are particularly interested in autotuning and its relationship to the following topic areas, among others:
Machine-adaptive algorithms
Program generation
Performance analysis and modeling
Parallel and distributed computing
Numerical algorithms and libraries
Multi- and manycore systems, heterogeneous architectures
Compilation, e.g., iterative and empirical compilers
Programming models
Runtime systems
Empirical search heuristics
Power- and/or energy-aware computing
Format of the Workshop and How to Contribute
This year, are soliciting two kinds of contributions: regular papers and previously published papers. Only regular papers will become a part of the formal proceedings, though all papers will be distributed to workshop attendees. The goal of this format is to encourage broad participation in the workshop, both for new work and prior but current work. All accepted papers will be assigned a speaking slot in the workshop's agenda.

Regular papers present new, previously unpublished work. Such papers will undergo the usual peer-review, judged on the criteria of novelty, technical soundness, and writing quality. If accepted, they become part of the official VECPAR proceedings.

Prior papers are those that have already been published but still reflect the authors' current interests. They may also be new surveys of the authors' prior work. Importantly, such papers will be distributed locally to attendees but will not be included in the formal published proceedings. Review of such papers will be lighter, with acceptance determined by availability of time in the program, relevance, and likely significance to workshop attendees.

Program
To be announced.

Paper Submission Guidelines
Please follow the guidelines for VECPAR 2012, which is in the LNCS format. Regular papers must not exceed 15 pages for the main text, with any number of additional pages for references. (That is, references do not count against the 15 page limit.) Prior papers may be submitted in the format of the original publication.

Also, please indicate how you wish your paper to be considered as a subtitle of your submission. For prior papers, also indicate where the paper appeared previously.

Submission
Submission must be made through the web form. See: http://iwapt.org/2012/submit

Important Dates
Full papers submission due: March 26, 2012 (anywhere on Earth)
Notification of acceptance of papers: April 30, 2012
Camera ready papers: May 21, 2012
Conference sessions: Tuesday July 17th, 2012
Registration
Registration fee
To be announced.

Committees
Program Chair
Richard Vuduc, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Program Vice-chair
Takeshi Iwashita, Kyoto University, Japan

Program Committee
Toshiyuki Imamura, The University of Electro-communications, Japan
Akira Naruse, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan
Franz Franchetti, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Takahiro Katagiri, University of Tokyo, Japan
Osni Marques, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
David Padua, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, USA
Markus Pueschel, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Takao Sakurai, Hitachi Ltd, Japan
Hiroyuki Takizawa, Tohoku University, Japan
Keita Teranishi, Cray, USA
Yusaku Yamamoto, Kobe University, Japan
Masahiro Yasugi, Kyoto University, Japan


Organizing Committee
To be announced.

Steering Committee
To be announced.

Financial Supports
To be announced.

Contact
To be announced.