Welcome to DISC 2015

The International Symposium on DIStributed Computing (DISC) is an international forum on the theory, design, analysis, implementation and application of distributed systems and networks. DISC 2015 will be held in Tokyo, Japan, between the 5th and 9th of October. DISC is organized in cooperation with the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS).

Important Dates (all times refer to 23:59:59 in Honolulu, Hawaii, timezone HAST)

- Conference: October 7-9, 2015
- Tutorials and workshops: October 5-6, 2015
- Abstract submission: May 10, 2015
- Paper submission: May 15, 2015
- Notification: July 23, 2015
- Camera ready: August 5, 2015

Scope

Original contributions to theory, design, implementation, modeling, analysis, or application of distributed systems and networks are solicited. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- Distributed algorithms; correctness and complexity
- Concurrency, synchronization, and transactional memory
- Distributed operating systems, middleware, database systems
- Self-stabilizing, self-organizing, and autonomic systems
- Wireless, mobile, sensor and ad-hoc networks
- Fault tolerance, reliability, availability
- Game-theoretic approaches to distributed computing
- Specification, verification, and testing: tools, methodologies
- Networks: protocols, architectures, services, applications
- Multiprocessor and multicore architectures and algorithms
- System on chip and network on chip architectures
- Security in distributed computing, cryptographic protocols
- Distributed computing issues in the Internet and the Web
- Cloud and peer-to-peer computing
- Software defined networks and network functions virtualization
- Mobile agents and autonomous robots