Organizers:
University Carlos III, Spain
University of Granada, Spain

Venue & Dates:
Granada, Spain, December 14-26, 2016

Introduction
ICA3PP 2016 is the 16th event in the series of conferences started in 1995 that are devoted to algorithms and architectures for parallel processing. ICA3PP is now recognized as the main regular event of the world that is covering many dimensions of parallel algorithms and architectures, encompassing fundamental theoretical approaches, practical experimental projects, and commercial components and systems. As applications of computing systems have permeated in every aspect of our daily life, the power of computing system has become increasingly critical. This conference provides a forum for academics and practitioners from countries around the world to exchange ideas for improving the efficiency, performance, reliability, security and interoperability of computing systems and applications.
Following the traditions of the previous successful ICA3PP conferences held in Hangzhou, Brisbane, Singapore, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Beijing, Cyprus, Taipei, Busan, Melbourne, Fukuoka, Vietri sul Mare, Dalian and Zhangjiajie, ICA3PP 2016 will be held in Zhangjiajie, China. The objective of ICA3PP 2016 is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry and governments to advance the theories and technologies in parallel and distributed computing. ICA3PP 2016 will focus on two broad areas of parallel and distributed computing, i.e. architectures, algorithms and networks, and systems and applications. The conference of ICA3PP 2016 will be hosted by University of Granada, Spain.

Scope and Interests

Track 1: Parallel and Distributed Architectures
Chairs: Vladimir Voevodin, Moscow University, Russia
Marco Aldinucci, Universita’ degli Studi di Torino, Italy
Parallel Architectures
Parallel Programming Paradigms
Heterogeneous Systems
Service-Oriented Architectures

Track 2: Software Systems and Programming Models
Chairs: Xinjun Mao, National University of Defense Technology, China
Jose Daniel Garcia, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain
Cluster, Distributed & Parallel Operating Systems and Middleware
Multi-core Programming and Software Tools
Parallel I/O Systems and Storage Systems
Parallel and Distributed Databases

Track 3: Distributed and Network-based Computing
Chairs: Laurent Lefevre, Ecole Normal Lyon, INRIA, France
Peter Kropf,University of Neuchatel, Switzerland
Mobile and Wireless Computing
Cloud, Grid, and Services Computing
Web and Internet Computing
Interconnection Networks
Network Simulations

Track 4: Big Data and its Applications
Chairs: Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy
Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara, Romania
Architecture, Networks and Systems of Big Data
Big Data Applications, Algorithms and Data Structures
Research and Development Trends of Big Data
Big Data Benchmarking, Interoperability, Monitoring, Security, Privacy and Management
Distributed Data Analytics and Feature Extraction
Big Data Interoperability and Orchestration
Parallel Processing for Big Data

Track 5: Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
Chairs: Thomas Rauber, University of Bayreuth, Germany
Stefano Markidis, KTH, Sweden
Reliability and Fault-tolerant Computing
High-performance Scientific Computing
Parallel Algorithms
Resource Management and Scheduling

Track 6: Applications of Parallel and Distributed Computing
Chairs: Gudula Ruenger, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
Tomoaki Tsumura, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
Multimedia in Parallel Computing
Parallel Computing in Bioinformatics
Parallel Machine Learning Algorithms
Industrial Applications
Industrial Applications

Track 7: Service Dependability and Security in Distributed and Parallel Systems
Chairs: George Loukas, University of Greenwich, UK
Pascal Bouvry, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Dependability Issues in Computer Networks and Communications
Dependability Issues in Distributed and Parallel Systems
Dependability of Software Defined Networks
Self- healing, Self-protecting and Fault-tolerant Systems
Network and Information Security
Trust, Security and Privacy in Cloud computing, Social Networks, and Internet of Things

Track 8: Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical-Social Computing
Chairs: Seungmin (Charlie) Rho, Sungkyul University, Korea
Eduard Mehofer. University of Vienna. Austria
Social Computing and Analytics on Cyber-Physical Data
Smart Communities with Cyber-Physical Systems
Ubiquitous Sensing in Social Networks
Building Social Life Networks
Pervasive/Ubiquitous Control, Computing and Networking
Cyber-Physical Systems and Networks
Cyber-Physical Social Applications and Case Studies

Track 9: Performance Modeling and Evaluation
Chairs: Tomas Margalef. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Performance of Parallel & Distributed Computing Systems
Software and Hardware Reliability, Testing, Verification and Validation
Tools and Environments for Parallel & Distributed Software Development
Optimization, Modeling and Simulation
Stochastic Analysis, Statistical Analysis and Simulation
Data Collection and Analysis
Planning, Scheduling and Quality-of-Service
Game theory, Economics and Control Theory

Submission and Publication Information
All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ica3pp2016) with PDF format. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Papers must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed 14 pages or 20 pages with the over length charge in Springer LNCS format, including tables, figures, references and appendixes. Papers will be selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation assessed by at least three reviewers. Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference to present the work. ICA3PP 2015 reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference (e.g., removal from the digital library and index service), if the paper is not presented at the conference. All accepted papers will be published by Springer LNCS (EI Indexed). Two outstanding papers will be selected to receive the Best Paper Award.