1. Call For Papers

Preliminary Call for Papers and Participation

The 2015 International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation

(HPCS 2015)

July 20 – 24, 2015

The Hilton Amsterdam Hotel

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

http://hpcs2015.cisedu.info or http://cisedu.us/rp/hpcs15

In Cooperation with the IEEE

Co-Sponsored by IEEE Computer - Benelux Section, IEEE Computational Intelligence - Benelux Section, SURFSara Dutch Supercomputing Centre

(Pending)

Patrons: University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, IEEE Dayton Section, ASIM, EUROSIM, CASS, JSST, LSS, PTSK, TSS

(Main Track Paper Submission Deadline: April 10, 2015 - Extended)

Invitation:

You are cordially invited to participate in and attend the 2015 International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation to be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 20 – 24, 2015). The conference is to address, explore and exchange information on the state-of-the-art in high performance and large scale computing systems, their use in modeling and simulation, their design, performance and use, and their impact. Participation is extended to researchers, designers, educators and interested parties in all related disciplines and specialties.

Purpose:

The conference will include invited presentations by experts from academia, industry, and government as well as contributed paper presentations describing original work on the current state of research in HPC & simulation technologies and systems and related issues.

Topics include (but are not limited to):

Architectures and Systems

    • Grid and Cluster Computing

    • Cloud Computing & Architectures

    • Fine-Grain Parallelism and Architectures

    • Network, Cell and Security Processors

    • Scalable Computing

    • Distributed Shared Memory

    • Peer-to-Peer Architectures and Networks

    • High Performance Interconnection Networks

    • High Performance I/O

    • Enterprise and Federated Architectures

    • HPC Monitoring & Instrumentation

    • Energy/Power Aware HPC Architectures

    • Energy Efficient HPC Systems

    • Multi-Core Architectures and Support

    • Service Oriented Architectures

    • Instruction-, Thread- and Memory-Level Parallelism

    • Embedded and Application-Specific Architectures

    • Reconfigurable Computing & FPGA Based Architectures

    • Mobile and Wireless Architectures and Networks

    • Sensor, Broadband and High Performance Networks

    • Memory, Storage, and Warehousing

    • Architectures for Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing

    • Nature Inspired HPC Architectures

    • Innovative HPC (Autonomic, Affective, Quantum, ...)

    • Architectures for Green Computing

    • Exascale Systems

Algorithms

    • Modeling, Simulation and Evaluation Techniques of HPC Systems

    • Partitioning, Mapping, and Scheduling

    • Load Balancing and Sharing

    • Mutual Exclusion, Deadlock Detection

    • Causality and Time

    • Network Flow and Congestion

    • Message Passing

    • Query Processing and Information Retrieval

    • Learning and Intelligence Algorithms

    • Modeling and Simulation using HPC Systems

    • Reliable Parallel and Distributed Algorithms

    • Routing, Synchronization, Consistency

    • Resource Allocation, Sharing and Management

    • Coordination, Consensus, and Agreement

    • Fault Tolerance, Replication

    • Network and Systems Protocols

    • HLA, InfiniBand and Other Related Standards

    • Data Mining and Searching

    • Security, Authentication, Access Control

Software and Middleware in HPC Systems

    • Operating Systems and Compilers

    • Operating Systems Support

    • Name Services and Naming

    • Interprocess Communication

    • Transaction and Concurrency Control

    • Brokering Middleware

    • Enterprise Based Technologies

    • Benchmarking and Assessment

    • Web Semantics and Ontologies

    • Open CL Platforms and Developments

    • Virtualization and Virtual Machines

    • Languages

    • Libraries and Programming Environments

    • File Systems

    • Distributed Objects and Remote Invocation

    • Object Oriented Programming & Design

    • Software Development Tools and Support

    • Markup Languages and their Applications

    • Software Monitoring and Measurement

    • Web 2.0 Infrastructure

Applications Oriented High Performance

    • General-Purpose computation on Graphics Processing Units (GPGPU)

    • Parallelization of Simulation

    • Bioinformatics and Biocomputing

    • Internet and Web Computing

    • Federated and Legacy Applications

    • e-Commerce, e-Business, e-Learning

    • Autonomous Vehicles and Robotics Systems

    • Knowledge Based Systems

    • Agent and Multi Agent Based Applications

    • Neural, Fuzzy, and Rough Sets in HPC

    • Large Scale Scientific Computing

    • HPC and Education

    • Service Oriented Applications

    • Applied Modeling and Simulation

    • Large Scale Systems for Computational Sciences (Biological, Chemical, Physical, Bioinformatics, Environmental, Transportation, Agriculture, etc.)

    • Clouds Computing and Applications

    • Data Intensive Supercomputing

    • Big Data and Data Analytics

    • Real-time and embedded P & D Applications

    • Distributed Multimedia Systems

    • Web Services and Applications

    • P & D Industrial and Manufacturing Applications

    • Databases, Repositories and Their Applications

    • Mobile and Wireless Applications

    • Cooperative Information Systems and Applications

    • Computer Supported Decision Making

    • Granular Computing and its Applications

    • HPC in Digital Signal and Image Processing and Vision

    • e-Sciences

    • Vision, Image Processing, and Pattern Recognition

    • Machine Learning and Business Intelligence Applications

Submission of Papers:

Papers reporting original and unpublished research results on above and related HPC topics are solicited. Please submit an electronic copy of your full manuscript (not to exceed 8 double-column IEEE formatted pages, including figures, tables, and references). Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Please clearly indicate the corresponding author and include emails for all co-authors of the papers. Include up to 6 keywords from the above list and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Papers must be submitted in .pdf format only at the following conference website: http://hpcs15.cisedu.info (Upload link http://cisedu.us/cis/hpcs/15/users/upload.jsp). More detailed submission procedures will be available on this website. If accepted, the final camera-ready manuscript will follow the format posted, which will be made available to all authors.

Consistent with standard practice, each submitted paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, contributions and significance, timeliness, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Initial selection will be based on full papers. Papers are accepted based on these criteria and not those of the authors or their institutions. Submission implies the firm intent and willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. No withdrawal after the acceptance decision is permitted unless there is reasonable cause as determined by the conference organizers. All accepted papers in the conference are required to be presented and will be included in the conference proceedings. Manuscripts submitted should not be under simultaneous consideration by any other conference or venues. People with a submission for the purpose of obtaining reviews only will be flagged and reported.

IEEE Policy and professional ethics require that referees treat the contents of papers under review as privileged information not to be disclosed to others before publication. It is expected that no one with access to a paper under review will make any inappropriate use of the special knowledge, which that access provides. Contents of abstracts submitted to conference program committees should be regarded as privileged as well, and handled in the same manner. The Conference Publications Chair shall ensure that referees adhere to this practice.

For information about the HPCS 2015 conference in general, please contact the conference organizers or consult the conference web site.

Important Dates:

Journals Opportunities

Plans are underway to have the best accepted papers be selected for publication in some journal special issue(s). Detailed information will soon be announced, and will be made available on the official conference website.

Tracks, Symposia, Workshops and Special Sessions

Tracks, Symposia, Workshops and Special Sessions on HPCS related topics are welcomed. A workshop or a special session proposal should include a title, topics covered by the workshop, organizers information, submission instructions, review process, important dates, total number of expected accepted papers, and any other information for the authors. Proposals for tracks, symposia, workshops and special sessions should be submitted by January 30, 2015 as a Word file email attachment. See Tracks, Symposia, Workshops and Special Sessions web page for more information.

Tutorials

The conference will offer tutorials (typically 2-4 -hours) on state-of-the-art topics in HPCS. Each tutorial proposal should provide a title, topics to be covered, targeted audience, prerequisites, and a brief biography and qualifications of the instructor. All proposals should be submitted to Tutorials Chairs by April 10, 2015. See Tutorials web page for more information.

Panels and Forums

Panel sessions and forums will examine innovative, promising, or controversial HPCS issues today. They will also address HPCS challenges and future prospects. Audience participation will be welcomed. If you have ideas or questions concerning Conference’s panels and forums, please contact Panels Chairs. Proposals are welcomed and should be submitted by April 10, 2015. See Panels web page for more information.

Posters

Posters addressing preliminary results, innovative ideas, work in progress, late-breaking results, HPC tools, platforms and products, and other work not suitable for a formal paper and best presented in an interactive setting are solicited. Posters will be held in a special session where presenters will demonstrate their work directly to conference attendees. Proposals for posters are welcomed and should be submitted to Posters Co-Chairs by April 10, 2015. See Posters web page for more information.

Demonstrations

Demos and experiential showcases of HPC and large scale computing environments and tools are highly encouraged. These may include any of the themes outlined in the conference topics. If you have any questions, please contact Demos Chairs. Proposals for demos are welcomed and should be submitted by April 10, 2015. See Demos web page for more information.

Doctoral Dissertation Colloquium

The HPCS Doctoral Colloquium is intended to bring together PhD students working on HPCS related topics, to provide them a friendly forum and an opportunity to present, discuss and illustrate their ongoing research in a constructively critical and informal atmosphere, to obtain valuable feedback from conference attendees, particularly senior researchers and experts in the field. Additionally, the colloquium is meant to facilitate the interaction and collaboration with other researchers. Doctoral students who have not defended their thesis prior to HPCS 2015 are invited to participate in the HPCS Doctoral Colloquium. Proposals for the Doctoral Colloquium are welcomed and should be submitted by April 10, 2015. See DDC web page for more information.

Exhibits

Exhibit booths will be available to display your newest products and technologies. Make plans now to take advantage of this prime advertising opportunity. If you have any questions, please contact Exhibits Chairs. Proposals are welcomed and should be submitted by April 15, 2015. See Exhibits web page for more information.

Sponsorship and Industry Liaison

The HPCS 2015 Conference seeks interested Industry Partners who would be willing to sponsor conference events or social activities (e.g., exhibits reception, speaker sponsorship, registration handout packets, special break snacks, etc.). If an industry representative is interested in becoming an HPCS 2015 Industry Partner or would like to propose an event or activity at the conference, please contact the Industry Liaison Chairs. See Sponsorships web page for more information.

For further information or questions about the HPCS 2015 conference, please consult the web site at URL: http://hpcs2015.cisedu.info or http://cisedu.us/rp/hpcs15.