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Call for Papers

The Second International Workshop on
Flash-based Database Systems (FlashDB 2012)

http://idke.ruc.edu.cn/FlashDB_2012/

in conjunction with DASFAA 2012
15-18 April, 2012, Busan, South Korea

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Following the success of the First International Workshop on Flash-based
Database Systems, FlashDB 2012 will be held in Busan, South Korea, in
conjunction with DASFAA 2012.

FlashDB 2012 intends to bring together researchers who are interested in
optimizing database performance on flash memory or other new storage media by
designing new data management techniques and tools. We welcome papers that
address fundamental research issues in this challenging area, with emphasizes
on new algorithms of flash-based data management. We also encourage papers to
report on system level research related to data management on flash-based
solid state disks or other new storage devices. The topics of interest include,
but are not limited to, the following:

* Design of new storage devices, e.g., flash-based solid state disks
* Database architectures for new storage devices
* Green-computing and energy-efficient techniques for new storage devices
* Cost models and query optimization for new storage devices
* Index structures optimized for new storage devices
* Buffer management policies for new storage devices
* Multi-level storage systems
* Performance analysis of database workloads on new storage devices
* Transaction processing in database systems on new storage devices
* Data management issues for hybrid storage architecture
* New workloads and benchmark tools for algorithms on new storage devices


Submission
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Papers describing ongoing or completed research and development efforts are
sought. Submissions must not exceed 12 pages and the paper must follow
Springer LNCS format. Interested authors should electronically submit a PDF
file of the paper through the FlashDB 2012 Online Submission System
(https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/FLASHDB2012/).


Publication
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Accepted papers will be published by Springer as proceedings in Lecture Notes
in Computer Science (LNCS) (pending for formal approval).


Important Dates
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Paper submission: December 15, 2011
Notification of acceptance: January 15, 2012
Camera-ready copies: January 30, 2012


Workshop General Co-Chairs
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Xiaofeng Meng, Renmin University of China (RUC)
Lihua Yue, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)


Program Co-Chairs
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Bingsheng He, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Jianliang Xu, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)


PC Members (more to be added)
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Bin Cui, Peking University, China
Bin He, IBM Almaden Research
Ioannis Koltsidas, IBM Zurich Research
Ming Wu, Microsoft Research Asia
Peiquan Jin, University of Science and Technology of China
Phillipe Bonnet, IT University of Copenhagen
Qiong Luo, Hong Kong University of Science and Technolody, China
Sang-Won Lee, Sungkyunkwan University, China
Shimin Chen, HP labs, China
Sivan Toledo, Tel-Aviv University, Italy
Suman Nath, Microsoft Research, USA
Theo H?rder, University of Kaiserslautern
Vijayan Prabhakaran, Microsoft Research, USA
Demetris Zeinalipour-Yazti, Open University of Cyprus