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ICPADS 2010: Deadline for paper submissions is now extended to June 25,
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Call for Papers
16th IEEE International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems
Shanghai, China,  December 7-11, 2010
http://grid.sjtu.edu.cn/icpads10/index.htm

 From online search to instant messaging, Parallel and Distributed
Systems today are behind almost all the modern information
technologies affecting every aspect of our day to day life.
Established in 1992, ICPADS has been a major international forum in
this exciting area. ICPADS 2010 will be held in Shanghai, China in
December 2010, right after the World Expo in Shanghai. 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.
Contributions are solicited in all areas of parallel and distributed
systems research and applications.

Methodology topics include, but not limited to, the following:
-  Parallel and Distributed Algorithms and Applications
-  Multi-core and Multithreaded Architectures
-  High Performance Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
-  Power-aware and Green Computing
-  Resource Management and Scheduling
-  Peer-to-Peer Computing
-  Cluster, Grid and Cloud Computing
-  Web-based Computing and Service-Oriented Architecture
-  Data Intensive Computing and Data Centre Architecture
-  Wireless and Mobile Computing
-  Security and Privacy
-  Performance Modelling and Evaluation
Systems topics include, but not limited to, the following:
-   Distributed and Parallel Operating Systems
-  Communication and Networking Systems
-  Dependable and Trustworthy Systems
-  Real-Time and Multimedia Systems
-  Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
-  Cyber-Physical Systems
-  Embedded systems

Submission Information

Submissions should include abstract, 5-10 keywords, and the e-mail
address of the corresponding author and be in PDF format. Each
submission must not exceed 8 pages in the IEEE 8.5’’ x 11’’ two-column
format with 10-12 point font (Template: DOC or PDF), including tables
and figures. Each submission should be regarded as an undertaking
that, should the submission be accepted, at least one of the authors
must register the paper and attend the conference to present the work
in order that the accepted paper can be put into digital library. The
final version will be limited to 8 pages in IEEE proceeding format for
conference papers and 6 pages for workshop papers. Up to 2 extra pages
may be purchased.

Publications

Papers accepted for ICPADS 2010 conference and workshops will be
published by the IEEE Computer Society Press and distributed to the
participants on USB drives only. All accepted papers will be included
in IEEE Xplore and indexed by EI. The program committee will select
one winner for the Best Paper Award and recommend some papers to a
number of international journals.

Information for workshop organizers

ICPADS 2010 will accommodate full-day workshops. These workshops will
enable timely important issues to be explored in depth. A workshop
proposal should include organizer’s contact information, the workshop
title, rationale, coverage, how workshop papers will be evaluated, and
experience of past workshops on the same or closely related subjects.
Plans for journal publication of selected papers are encouraged.

Important dates

-  June 15, 2010 ---> June 25, 2010: Deadline for paper submissions

-  September 1, 2010: Notification of acceptance
-  October 1, 2010: .Deadline for camera-ready version
-  October 1, 2010: Deadline for author registration
-  December 7, 2010: 1 day for workshops
-  December 8-10, 2010: 3 days for main conference

Oganization

General Co-Chairs
Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada
Minglu Li, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Program Co-Chairs
Xian-He Sun, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Guihai Chen, Nanjing University, China

Workshop Chair
Hong Jiang, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, USA

Local Arrangement Chair
Qianni Deng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China