Hello -- I’m emailing on behalf of the Women in HPC (WHPC) 2020 Summit, currently seeking submissions of papers, posters and tutorials. Participation from the members of this mailing list is encouraged, and please feel free to circulate the invite to colleagues beyond this list. Details are posted below. Questions can be directed to info(a)womeninhpc.org.
Thank you!
Jana Makar
Communications Manager
New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI)
www.nesi.org.nz @NeSI_NZ
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Call for Submissions
Women in HPC (WHPC) Summit
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, Canada
29 April - 2 May, 2020
WHPC is an international organisation that actively addresses gender inclusion in the HPC/AI/Big Data workforce worldwide. The first WHPC Summit is designed to celebrate the contributions, careers and leadership of women in High Performance Computing (HPC).
Submission Topics
The WHPC Summit is seeking submissions of paper, tutorials and posters on a diverse range of technical topics, including but not limited to:
Programming models and applications for HPC, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Architectures and accelerators on high performance platforms
Computational Models and Algorithms for HPC, Big Data and AI
Addressing cyber security issues in HPC, Big Data and AI
Large-scale data analytics and machine learning trends
Using machine learning to analyze large-scale system
Performance modeling, analysis and benchmarking of HPC, AI and Big Data applications/architectures
Intersection of cloud and HPC
System software to accelerate the performance of data-intensive applications
In addition to technical topics, WHPC is also soliciting submissions on topics related to diversity, inclusion and leadership, including but not limited to:
Methods and techniques to create a diverse workforce
Inclusive leadership and retention strategies
Building diversity advocates and allies
Dealing with unconscious bias and sexism in the workplace
Achieving the right work/life balance
Fostering creativity through diversity
Statistics about women's representation in HPC community
More information on paper, poster and tutorial submissions are available here.
Important Deadlines
Paper Submission Deadline: December 20th, 2019
Tutorial Submission Deadline: December 2nd, 2019
Poster Submission Deadline: January 31st, 2020
If you have any questions or would like more information about the Summit or submissions, please email: info(a)womeninhpc.org.
Dear colleague,
we would like to invite you to submit your paper to the
2020 IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD 2020)
https://conferences.computer.org/cloud/2020/
that will be held in Beijing, China, on July 7-11, 2020.
We apology if you got multiple copies of it.
Best regards,
Shangguang Wang and Claudio Ardagna
on behalf of CLOUD 2020 Organizing Committee
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2020 IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD 2020)
July 7-11, 2020 - Beijing, China
Website: https://conferences.computer.org/cloud/2020/
Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeecloud2020
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Important Dates
* Early paper submissions due: December 2, 2019
* Review comments to authors of early submission papers: January 17, 2020
* Normal paper submission due: February 13, 2020 (5:00 am, UTC)
* Final notification to authors: April 6, 2020
* Camera ready manuscripts due: April 20, 2020S
Context and Scope
IEEE CLOUD is a flagship conference focusing on innovative cloud computing across all "as a service" categories, including Network, Infrastructure, Platform,
Software, and Function. IEEE CLOUD 2020 invites original papers addressing all aspects of cloud computing technology, systems, applications, and business innovations. Technical topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
Cloud as a Service
* IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
* Function as a Service
* Network as a Service
* Storage as a Service
* Everything as a Service
Cloud Infrastructure
* Cloud Computing System & Architectures
* Edge Computing System & Architectures
* Cloud-centric Network Architectures
* Storage & Data Architectures
* Hybrid-clouds & Multi-clouds Integration
Cloud Applications
* Large Scale Cloud Applications
* Terminal-Edge-Cloud Applications
* 5G/6G Enhanced Edge/Cloud Applications
* Social & Mobile Cloud Applications
* Innovative Cloud Applications
Cloud Management and Operations
* Distributed & Parallel Query Processing
* Resource, Energy & Data Management
* Cloud Metering & Monitoring
* Containers & Serverless Computing
* SDN, NFV, & Data Center Network
* Cloud Service Adaptation & Automation
* Cloud Federation & Service Composition
Cloud Trustworthiness
* Access Control, Authorization, & Authentication
* Assurance, Audit, Certification, Compliance
* Fault Tolerance, High Availability, & Reliability
* Cryptographic Algorithms and Protocols
* Cloud Security and Privacy
* Trusted Cloud Environments
Manuscript Guidelines and Submission
Language: English
Paper size and format: US Letter; Two-column format in the IEEE style
Page limit: Up to eight pages for peer review for regular papers; Up to three pages for a "work in progress" paper
Abstract Length: 1500 characters for a regular paper, and 500 characters for "work in progress" papers
Number of Keywords: between five to eight keywords for each paper
File format: Limit the size of a single PDF file to be 6MB
Note: Authors of the accepted regular papers will have available up to 10 pages for the final version of papers.
Anonymous Submissions: All conferences implement a double-blind reviewing process. Author names and affiliations should not appear in the paper. The authors should make a reasonable effort not to reveal their identities of institutional affiliations in the text, figures, photos, links, or other data that is contained in the paper. Authors' prior work should be preferably referred to in the third person; if this is not feasible, the references should be blinded. Submissions that violate these requirements will be rejected without review. The list of authors cannot be changed after the acceptance decision is made unless approved by the Program Chairs.
All submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by the program committee. Accepted papers with confirmed registration and committed presentation will appear in the conference proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society Press. Each conference/congress will publicly announce the winners of its Best Paper Award, and Best Student Paper Award. The authors of selected papers will be encouraged to submit extended and enhanced versions of their papers to the IEEE Transactions on Services Computing (TSC) and other suitable journals.
Submitted Regular and Workshop Papers will be limited to 8 (IEEE Proceedings style) pages and REQUIRED to be formatted using the IEEE Proceedings template. Submitted Work-In-Progress Papers will be limited to 3 (IEEE Proceedings style) pages. Unformatted papers and papers beyond the page limit may not be reviewed.
Please submit your paper at EasyChair.org: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeecloud2020
Please visit website at https://conferences.computer.org/cloud/2020/cfp/ for more information.
Organization
General Chairs:
Latifur Khan, University of Texas at Dallas
Gang Huang, Peking University
Program Chairs:
Claudio Ardagna, University of Milan
Shangguang Wang, Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications
Technical Program Committee
https://conferences.computer.org/cloud/2020/committee/
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Dear colleague,
We hereby cordially invite you to submit a paper to the Quantum
Computing Thematic Track which will take place on 3-5 June 2020 in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands as part of the International Conference on
Computational Science.
Please also consider forwarding this invitation to potentially
interested colleagues.
This workshop aims to provide a forum for computational scientists,
software developers, computer scientists, physicists and quantum
hardware providers to understand and discuss research on current
problems in quantum informatics.
The deadline for submitting your paper is December 13th 2019.
All accepted papers will be included in the Springer Lecture Notes in
Computer Science (LNCS) series.
The best papers will be invited for a special issue of the Journal of
Computational Science (Impact Factor: 2.502)
For more information and details on the call, please refer to:
http://www.qcw2020.agh.edu.pl/
You can also contact the organizers directly by sending an email to
qcw2020(a)agh.edu.pl
With best regards,
The QCW Track Organizers
Katarzyna Rycerz, Department of Computer Science AGH, Krakow, Poland
Marian Bubak, Department of Computer Science AGH and Sano Center,
Krakow, Poland
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26th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING, DATA, and
ANALYTICS (HIPC 2019)
December 18, 2019 | Hyderabad, INDIA | www.hipc.org
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
HiPC 2019 is the 26th edition of the IEEE International Conference on
High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics. It serves as a forum
to present current work by top researchers in the field and to
highlight the activities in the area of high performance computing and
related scientific, engineering, and commercial applications.
ADVANCE PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE
Full schedule of Technical Sessions, Keynote Sessions, Industry
Research & User Symposium, and other meetings available at
https://hipc.org/advance/
**** Women in HPC at SC19: Diversifying the HPC Community and Engaging
Male Allies ****
Sunday, 17th November, 9AM – 5:30PM
Room 601, Colorodo Convention Center, Denver, Colorodo, USA
https://womeninhpc.org/whpc-sc19/workshop/
The eleventh international Women in HPC workshop will take place at
Supercomputing conference, Denver, USA. Once again Women in HPC, our
advocates, allies, supporters, and anyone interested in improving
diversity across the HPC community is welcome to join us to discuss
the challenges the community faces, and how to improve the
opportunities provided to women. Previous Women in HPC workshops at SC
have been great successes, with over 100 attendees in the past two
workshops, and over 25 submissions from early/mid-career women at
SC18.
This year, our keynote talk will be about butterfly effect of
inclusive leadership by Bev Crair, Vice President of Development and
Quality at Lenovo. Additionally, we will focus on the following
topics:
Pointers on making and engaging male allies at workplace
Mentoring: why we need it, best practices and business case for good
mentoring programs.
Surviving difficult events and how to minimize the impact on your career
Managing and resolving imposter syndrome
Behaviors for inclusion: coping strategies for unconscious bias
Being a parent, guardian and caregiver: dealing with the guilt
The workshop agenda is as follows:
09:00 – 10:00 Keynote: The Butterfly Effect of Inclusive
Leadership. Bev Crair, Vice President of Development and Quality at
Lenovo
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:30 Short Talks Session
- Surviving difficult events & minimizing the impact on your
career -- Hai Ah Nam, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Managing and resolving imposter syndrome -- Todd Gamblin,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Coping strategies for unconscious bias -- Elizabeth Bautista, NERSC
- Being a parent, guardian & caregiver: dealing with guilt -- Jo
Adegbola, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Dealing with sexism in the workplace -- AJ Lauer, NCAR
11:30 – 12:30 Panel Discussion: Engaging Male Allies
Panel Moderator Misbah Mubarak, Amazon Web Services
Panelist 1 Cory Snavely, NERSC
Panelist 2 Ian Foster, U-Chicago and Argonne
National Laboratory
Panelist 4 Patty Lopez, Intel corporation
Panelist 5 Brendan Bouffler, Amazon Web Services
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Break
2:00 – 3:00 Early Career Lightning Talks Session
3:00 – 3:30 Coffee Break
3:30 – 5:00 Panel Discussion: Mentoring, why we need
it, best practices and business case for great mentoring programs
Panel Moderator Toni Collis, Women in HPC
Panelist 1 Mariam Umar, Intel corporation
Panelist 2 Zhe Bai (WHPC fellow), Raksha Roy (WHPC
fellow), Priyanka Ghosh (WHPC fellow)
Panelist 3 Sarvani Chadalapaka, Univ. of California, Merced
Panelist 4 Bronis R. de Supinski, Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory
05:00 – 05:15 Workshop closing and outcomes