CALL FOR PAPERS
Fifteenth International Conference
on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS 2009)
9-11 Dec. 2009, Shenzhen, China
URL: http://www.comp.polyu.edu.hk/conference/icpads09/
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SPONSORED BY
- IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Parallel Processing (TCPP)
- IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing (TCDP)

ORGANIZED BY
- Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT), CAS
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- The University of Hong Kong

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Following the previous successful events, ICPADS 2009 will be held in
Shenzhen, China. Shenzhen is a beautiful coastal garden city in South
China situated just across the border from Hong Kong.
The conference provides an international forum for scientists,
engineers, and users to exchange and share their experiences, new
ideas, and latest research results on all aspects of parallel and
distributed systems. All papers accepted for ICPADS 2009 conference
will appear in the Proceedings of ICPADS 2009, which is
to be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press.
Papers are solicited. Topics of particular interest include, but are
not limited to :

* Parallel and Distributed Applications and Algorithms
* High Performance Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
* Multi-core and Multithreaded Architectures
* Power-aware Computing
* Distributed and Parallel Operating Systems
* Resource Management and Scheduling
* Peer-to-Peer Computing
* Cluster and Grid Computing
* Web-based Computing and Service-Oriented Architecture
* Communication and Networking Systems
* Wireless and Mobile Computing
* Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
* Security and Privacy
* Dependable and Trustworthy Computing and Systems
* Real-Time and Multimedia Systems
* Performance Modeling and Evaluation

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Papers presenting original and unpublished work are invited and will
be evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness,
and clarity of exposition. Submitted papers should be formatted in a
two-column IEEE Computer Society format (URL:
http://computer.org/cspress/instruct.htm) and should not exceed eight
pages including figures and references. Submissions will be via the
conference web site, which is available now. Submissions imply
the willingness of at least one author to register, attend the
conference, and present the paper. There will be Best Student Paper
Awards to recognize distinguished student research. Proposals for the
workshops are also solicited. Workshop proposals should include a
summary describing the themes of the workshop, scope and motivation,
topics of interest, and brief biographies of the organizers. Call for
Workshop Proposals will soon be announced.

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission Deadline: June 1, 2009
Notification of Acceptance: Sept. 1, 2009
Camera-ready due: Oct. 1, 2009
Conference: Dec. 9-11, 2009

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Steering Committee Chair
- Lionel M. Ni, Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

General Co-Chairs
- Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
- Jianping Fan, SIAT/CAS, China

Program Co-Chairs
- Cho-Li Wang, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Dan Meng, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Program Vice-Chairs

(1) Parallel Algorithms and Applications
- Viktor Prasanna, Univ. of Southern California, USA
- Bo Hong, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
(2) Multicore Computing and Parallel/Distributed Architecture
- Jaejin Lee, Seoul National Univ., Korea
- Ninghui Sun, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
(3) Grid, Cluster, and Cloud Computing
- Mitsuhisa Sato, Univ. of Tsukuba, Japan
(4) Peer-to-peer Systems
- Hung-Chang Hsiao, National Cheng Kung Univ., Taiwan
(5) Ubiquitous Systems and Applications
- Bin Hu, Birmingham City Univ., UK
(6) Security and Trustworthy Computing
- Yong Guan, Iowa State Univ., USA
(7) Mobile and Sensor Computing
- Sushil K. Prasad, Georgia State Univ., USA
- Guihai Chen, Nanjing Univ., China
(8) Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
- David A. Bader, Georgia Tech, USA
- Zhihui Du, Tsinghua Univ., China

Full List of PC Members:
http://www.comp.polyu.edu.hk/conference/icpads09/pc-list.html

Workshop Chair
- Guojun Wang, Central South University, China

Publicity Chair
- Yu Pan, SIAT/CAS, China

Publication Chair
- Xiaoxia Huang, SIAT/CAS, China

Finance Chair:
- Yanmin Zhu, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China

Local Organisation Chair
- ShengZhong Feng, SIAT/CAS, China

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For queries, please send your e-mail to icpads09@comp.polyu.edu.hk