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CfP: International Workshop on Converged Computing on Edge Cloud and HPC (WOCC'24)
by Valeria Cardellini 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

WOCC'24: International Workshop on Converged Computing on Edge, Cloud, and HPC May 16, 2024, Hamburg, Germany To be held in conjunction with ISC'24: The International Conference on High Performance Computing Workshop website: https://kth-scalab.github.io/events/wocc24 Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wocc24 ## Introduction The landscape of scientific computing is changing rapidly as complex, multi-stage pipelined workflows that combine traditional HPC computations with large-scale data analytics and AI are becoming increasingly common. Such complex workflows are expected to require the coordinated use of supercomputers, cloud data centers, and edge-processing devices in an environment with shared characteristics. Providing a seamless environment that combines the best of these worlds leads to an era of Converged Computing. Cloud computing is becoming a dominant market force, driving innovation in both hardware and the software needed to manage increasing system and workflow complexity. Cloud technologies are gaining prevalence in HPC due to their benefits of resource dynamism, automation, reproducibility, and resilience. Similarly, HPC technologies for application performance optimization and sophisticated scheduling of complex resources are being integrated into modern cloud infrastructures. However, the convergence of HPC and cloud also raises a series of new challenges in areas of resource management, data transfers, storage and throughput. The Second Workshop on Converged Computing (WOCC'24) will provide the edge, HPC and cloud communities a dedicated venue for discussing challenges and research opportunities, deployment efforts, and best practices in supporting complex workflows on coordinated use of supercomputers and cloud data centers as well as edge-processing devices. The workshop aims to spark discussion between participants who are developing applications, algorithms, middleware, and infrastructure for converged environments. ## Topics of Interest We encourage submission of works that are related to the following topics, and accept other related topics. Experience and best practice of converged computing of cloud, edge, and HPC Resource and job management software Architectures, networks, and storage Software stack, middleware, and infrastructure Advanced models for expressing system resources Scheduling, resource allocation, and adaptation Complex workflows including HPC, Machine-Learning, and Data Analytics components Early results and evaluation of porting HPC applications to clouds Elasticity and scalability amid resource heterogeneity Virtualization, containers, container runtimes, and container orchestration frameworks Scalable and elastic storage and I/O data management services and architectures Resilience, fault tolerance, and reliability in converged computing environments Early results of leveraging cloud techniques (e.g., Kubernetes, cloud databases) for HPC applications System- and application-level resource monitoring and optimization techniques and tools ## Important Dates Paper Submission: Mar 01, 2024 Author Notifications: Apr 01, 2024 Workshop day: May 16, 2024 Camera Ready: June 17, 2024, including Copyright Form ## Organization Co-chairs: Ivy Peng (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) Daniel Milroy (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA) Tapasya Patki (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA) Valeria Cardellini (Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy) ## Program Committee: Antony Chazapis (FORTH-ICS, Greece) Jakob Luettgau (UTK, USA) Manolis Marazakis (FORTH-ICS, Greece) Claudia Misale (IBM, USA) Nina Mujkanovic (HPE, Switzerland) Gabriele Russo Russo (Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy) Rafael Tolosana-Calasanz (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain) Nathan Tallent (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA) Jae-Seung Yeom (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA)

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HPDC 2024: CfP PhD Symposium
by Valeria Cardellini 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

************************************************ HPDC 2024: PhD Symposium call for papers Date: 3-7 June 2024 Location: Pisa, Italy Web: https://www.hpdc.org/2024/calls-phd.html ************************************************ The ACM International Symposium on High-Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing (HPDC) is the premier annual conference for presenting the latest research on the design, implementation, evaluation, and use of parallel and distributed systems for high-end computing. The PhD Symposium at HPDC 2024 is intended to offer the possibility to show advanced "work in progress" to PhD students working on the HPDC 2024 conference relevant topics in the context of high-performance parallel and distributed computing. The selected contributions will appear in a special section of the conference proceedings. HPDC 2024 programme will host sessions where authors of accepted contributions will present their work to the entire HPDC conference audience, thus offering to graduate students an opportunity to discuss their research with experts in academia and industry, and to make useful contacts regarding future career opportunities. * Submission Guidelines Graduate students are invited to submit their paper of at most 4 pages in PDF format, including references. Papers should be formatted in the ACM Proceedings Style (double column format) and submitted via the submission website https://hpdc24-phd.hotcrp.com/ * Important Dates - Abstract submission: February 19, 2024 - Paper submission: March 1, 2024 - Acceptance notification: March 25, 2024 - Camera-ready version: April 18, 2024 - Conference dates: June 3-7, 2024 * PhD Symposium Chairs - Valeria Cardellini (Tor Vergata University of Rome) - Marco Danelutto (University of Pisa)

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AEiC 2024 - Ada-Europe conference - CfC for Additional Tracks
by Dirk.Craeynest＠cs.kuleuven.be 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Contributions - Additional Tracks 28th Ada-Europe International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies (AEiC 2024) 11-14 June 2024, Barcelona, Spain www.ada-europe.org/conference2024 *** 2nd submission DEADLINE 26 February 2024 *** *** Industrial & Work-in-Progress track, Tutorials, Workshops *** Organized by Ada-Europe and Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), in cooperation with ACM SIGAda, ACM SIGBED, ACM SIGPLAN, and Ada Resource Association (ARA) #AEiC2024 #AdaEurope #AdaProgramming ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *** General Information The 28th Ada-Europe International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies (AEiC 2024) will take place in Barcelona, Spain. AEiC is a leading international forum for providers, practitioners, and researchers in reliable software technologies. The conference presentations will illustrate current work in the theory and practice of the design, development, and maintenance of long-lived, high-quality software systems for a challenging variety of application domains. The program will also include keynotes, Q&A and discussion sessions, and social events. Participants include practitioners and researchers from industry, academia, and government organizations active in the development of reliable software technologies. The topics of interest for the conference include but are not limited to (more specific topics are described on the conference web page): * Formal and Model-Based Engineering of Critical Systems; * High-Integrity Systems and Reliability; * AI for High-Integrity Systems Engineering; * Real-Time Systems; * Ada Language; * Applications in Relevant Domains. The conference comprises different tracks and co-located events: * Journal track papers present research advances supported by solid theoretical foundation and thorough evaluation. * Industrial track contributions highlight industrial open challenges and/or the practitioners' side of a relevant case study or industrial project. * Work-in-progress track papers illustrate novel research ideas that are still at an initial stage, between conception and first prototype. * Tutorials guide attenders through a hands-on familiarization with innovative developments or with useful features related to reliable software. * Workshops provide discussion forums on themes related to the conference topics. * Vendor presentations and exhibitions allow for companies to showcase their latest products and services. *** Important Dates [CLOSED] Extended submission deadline for journal track papers 26 February 2024 Deadline for submission of industrial track papers, work-in-progress papers, tutorial and workshop proposals 22 March 2024 First round notification for journal track papers, and notification of acceptance for all other types of submissions 11-14 June 2024 Conference *** Call for Journal Track Submissions Following a journal-first model, this edition of the conference includes a journal track, which seeks original and high-quality papers that describe mature research work on the conference topics. Accepted journal track papers will be published in a Special Issue of Elsevier JSA - the Journal of Systems Architecture (Q1 ranked, CiteScore 8.5, impact factor 4.5). Accordingly, the conference is listed as "Journal Published" in the latest update of the CORE Conference Ranking released in August 2023. [Submission details removed. Call is closed now.] Authors who have successfully passed the first round of review will be invited to present their work at the conference. The abstract of the accepted contributions will be included in the conference booklet. The Ada-Europe organization will waive the Open Access fees for the first four accepted papers (whose authors do not already enjoy Open Access agreements). Subsequent papers will follow JSA regular publishing track. *** Call for Industrial Track Submissions The conference seeks industrial practitioner presentations that deliver insight on the challenges of developing reliable software. Especially welcome kinds of submissions are listed on the conference website. Given their applied nature, such contributions will be subject to a dedicated practitioner-peer review process. Interested authors shall submit a 1-to-2 pages abstract, by 26 February 2024, via EasyChair at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=aeic2024, selecting the "Industrial Track". The format for submission is strictly in PDF, following the Ada User Journal style. Templates are available at http://www.ada-europe.org/auj/guide. The abstract of the accepted contributions will be included in the conference booklet. The corresponding authors will get a presentation slot in the prime-time technical program of the conference and will also be invited to expand their contributions into full-fledged articles for publication in the Ada User Journal, which will form the proceedings of the industrial track of the Conference. Prospective authors may direct all enquiries regarding this track to its chairs Luciana Provenzano (luciana.provenzano(a)mdu.se) and Michael Pressler (Michael.Pressler(a)de.bosch.com) *** Call for Work-in-Progress Track Submissions The work-in-progress track seeks two kinds of submissions: (a) ongoing research and (b) early-stage ideas. Ongoing research submissions are 4-page papers describing research results that are not mature enough to be submitted to the journal track. Early-stage ideas are 1-page papers that pitch new research directions that fall within the scope of the conference. Both kinds of submissions must be original and shall undergo anonymous peer review. Submissions by recent MSc graduates and PhD students are especially sought. Authors shall submit their work by 26 February 2024, via EasyChair at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=aeic2024, selecting the "Work-in-Progress Track". The format for submission is strictly in PDF, following the Ada User Journal style. Templates are available at http://www.ada-europe.org/auj/guide. The abstract of the accepted contributions will be included in the conference booklet. The corresponding authors will get a presentation slot in the prime-time technical program of the conference and will also be offered the opportunity to expand their contributions into 4-page articles for publication in the Ada User Journal, which will form the proceedings of the WiP track of the Conference. Prospective authors may direct all enquiries regarding this track to the corresponding chairs Alejandro R. Mosteo (amosteo(a)unizar.es) and Ruben Martins (rubenm(a)andrew.cmu.edu) *** Awards The organization will offer an honorary award for the best technical presentation, to be announced in the closing session of the conference. *** Call for Tutorials The conference seeks tutorials in the form of educational seminars on themes falling within the conference scope, with an academic or practitioner slant, including hands-on or practical elements. Tutorial proposals shall include a title, an abstract, a description of the topic, an outline of the presentation, the proposed duration (half-day or full-day), the intended level of the contents (introductory, intermediate, or advanced), and a statement motivating attendance. Tutorial proposals shall be submitted at any time but no later than the 26 February 2024 to the respective chair Maria A. Serrano (maria.serrano(a)nearbycomputing.com) with subject line: "[AEiC 2024: tutorial proposal]". Once submitted, each tutorial proposal will be evaluated by the conference organizers as soon as possible, with decisions from January 1st. The authors of accepted full-day tutorials will receive a complimentary conference registration, halved for half-day tutorials. The Ada User Journal will offer space for the publication of summaries of the accepted tutorials. *** Call for Workshops The conference welcomes satellite workshops centred on themes that fall within the conference scope. Proposals may be submitted for half- or full-day events, to be scheduled at either end of the AEiC conference. Workshop organizers shall also commit to producing the proceedings of the event, for publication in the Ada User Journal. Workshop proposals shall be submitted at any time but no later than the 26 February 2024 to the respective chair Sergio Saez (ssaez(a)disca.upv.es) with subject line: "[AEiC 2024: workshop proposal]". Once submitted, each workshop proposal will be evaluated by the conference organizers as soon as possible, with decisions from January 1st. *** Academic Listing The Journal of Systems Architecture, publication venue of the journal track proceedings of the conference, is Q1 ranked, with CiteScore 8.5 and Impact Factor 4.5. The Ada User Journal, venue of all other technical proceedings of the conference, is indexed by Scopus and by EBSCOhost in the Academic Search Ultimate database. *** Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors The conference will include a vendor and technology exhibition with the option of a 20 minutes presentation as part of the conference program. Interested providers should direct inquiries to the Exhibition & Sponsorship Chair Ahlan Marriot (ahlan(a)ada-switzerland.ch) *** Venue The conference will take place in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona is a major cultural, economic, and financial centre, known for its architecture, culture, and Mediterranean atmosphere, a hub for technology and innovation. There's plenty to see and visit in Barcelona, so plan in advance! *** Organizing Committee - Conference Chair Sara Royuela, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain sara.royuela(a)bsc.es - Journal Track Chairs Bjorn Andersson, Carnegie Mellon University, USA baandersson(a)sei.cmu.edu Luis Miguel Pinho, ISEP & INESC TEC, Portugal lmp(a)isep.ipp.pt - Industrial Track Chairs Luciana Provenzano, Mälardalen University, Sweden luciana.provenzano(a)mdu.se Michael Pressler, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany Michael.Pressler(a)de.bosch.com - Work-In-Progress Track Chairs Alejandro R. Mosteo, CUD Zaragoza, Spain amosteo(a)unizar.es Ruben Martins, Carnegie Mellon University, USA rubenm(a)andrew.cmu.edu - Tutorial Chair Maria A. Serrano, NearbyComputing, Spain maria.serrano(a)nearbycomputing.com - Workshop Chair Sergio Saez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain ssaez(a)disca.upv.es - Exhibition & Sponsorship Chair Ahlan Marriott, White Elephant GmbH, Switzerland ahlan(a)Ada-Switzerland.ch - Publicity Chair Dirk Craeynest, Ada-Belgium & KU Leuven, Belgium Dirk.Craeynest(a)cs.kuleuven.be - Webmaster Hai Nam Tran, University of Brest, France hai-nam.tran(a)univ-brest.fr - Local Chair Nuria Sirvent, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain nuria.sirvent(a)bsc.es *** Journal Track Committee Al Mok, University of Texas at Austin, USA Alejandro Mosteo, CUD Zaragoza, Spain Alwyn Godloe, NASA, USA António Casimiro, University of Lisbon, Portugal Barbara Gallina, Mälardalen University, Sweden Bernd Burgstaller, Yonsei University, South Korea C. Michael Holloway, NASA, USA Cristina Seceleanu, Mälardalen University, Sweden Doug Schmidt, Vanderbilt University, USA Frank Singhoff, University of Brest, FR George Lima, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil Isaac Amundson, Rockwell Collins, USA Jérôme Hugues, CMU/SEI, USA José Cruz, Lockeed Martin, USA Kristoffer Nyborg Gregertsen, SINTEF Digital, Norway Laurent Pautet, Telecom ParisTech, France Leonidas Kosmidis, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain Mario Aldea Rivas, University of Cantabria, Spain Matthias Becker, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Patricia López Martínez, University of Cantabria, Spain Sara Royuela, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain Sergio Sáez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain Tucker Taft, AdaCore, USA Tullio Vardanega, University of Padua, Italy Xiaotian Dai, University of York, England *** Industrial Track Committee Aida Causevic, Alstom, Sweden Alexander Viehl, Research Center for Information Technology, Germany Ana Rodríguez, Silver Atena, Spain Aurora Agar, NATO, Netherlands Behnaz Pourmohseni, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany Claire Dross, AdaCore, France Elena Lisova, Volvo CE, Sweden Enricco Mezzeti, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain Federico Aromolo, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy Helder Silva, Edisoft, Portugal Hugo Torres Vieira, Evidence Srl, Italy Irune Agirre, Ikerlan, Spain Jordi Cardona, Rapita Systems, Spain José Ruiz, AdaCore, France Joyce Tokar, Raytheon, USA Luciana Alvite, Alstom, Germany Marco Panunzio, Thales Alenia Space, France Patricia Balbastre Betoret, Valencia Polytechnic University, Spain Philippe Waroquiers, Eurocontrol NMD, Belgium Raúl de la Cruz, Collins Aerospace, Ireland Santiago Urueña, GMV, Spain Stef Van Vlierberghe, Eurocontrol NMD, Belgium *** Work-in-Progress Track Committee Alan Oliveira, University of Lisbon, Portugal J. Javier Gutiérrez, University of Cantabria, Spain Jérémie Guiochet, LAAS-CNRS, France José Cecílio, University of Lisbon, Portugal Kalinka Branco, University of São Paulo, Brazil Katherine Kosaian, University of Iowa, USA Kevin Cheang, AWS, USA Kristin Yvonne Rozier, Iowa State University, USA Leandro Buss Becker, University of Manchester, UK Li-Pin Chang, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Mathias Preiner, Stanford University, USA Raffaele Romagnoli, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Robert Kaiser, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Germany Sara Abbaspour, Mälardalen University, Sweden Sergi Alcaide, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain Simona Bernardi, Unizar, Spain Stefan Mitsch, School of Computing at DePaul University, USA Teresa Lázaro, Aragon's Institute of Technology, Spain Tiago Carvalho, ISEP, Portugal Yannick Moy, AdaCore, France *** Previous Editions Ada-Europe organizes annual international conferences since the early 80's. This is the 28th event in the Reliable Software Technologies series, previous ones being held at Montreux, Switzerland ('96), London, UK ('97), Uppsala, Sweden ('98), Santander, Spain ('99), Potsdam, Germany ('00), Leuven, Belgium ('01), Vienna, Austria ('02), Toulouse, France ('03), Palma de Mallorca, Spain ('04), York, UK ('05), Porto, Portugal ('06), Geneva, Switzerland ('07), Venice, Italy ('08), Brest, France ('09), Valencia, Spain ('10), Edinburgh, UK ('11), Stockholm, Sweden ('12), Berlin, Germany ('13), Paris, France ('14), Madrid, Spain ('15), Pisa, Italy ('16), Vienna, Austria ('17), Lisbon, Portugal ('18), Warsaw, Poland ('19), online from Santander, Spain ('21), Ghent, Belgium ('22), and Lisbon, Portugal ('23). Information on previous editions of the conference can be found at www.ada-europe.org/confs/ae. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement. Please circulate widely. Dirk Craeynest, AEiC 2024 Publicity Chair Dirk.Craeynest(a)cs.kuleuven.be * 28th Ada-Europe Int. Conf. Reliable Software Technologies (AEiC 2024) * June 11-14, 2024, Barcelona, Spain, www.ada-europe.org/conference2024

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CFP: IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (IEEE CLOUD 2024)
by Bahman Javadi 05 Feb '24

05 Feb '24

IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (IEEE CLOUD 2024) July 7-13, 2024, Shenzhen, Chinahttps://cloud.conferences.computer.org/2024/ IEEE CLOUD is the flagship conference focusing on innovative cloud computing across all " Everything as a service" paradigms (XaaS). This includes modeling, designing, developing, publishing, monitoring, managing, operating, delivering, and scaling XaaS offerings from the cloud to the edge. The conference is a prime international forum for researchers, academics, businesses, industry, and standard bodies to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of cloud computing, identify emerging research topics, and define the future of cloud computing. IEEE CLOUD 2024 invites original papers addressing all aspects of cloud computing infrastructure, applications, and business innovations. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: Cloud and AI * Cloud Computing for AI (LLMs, distributed machine learning, federated learning, etc.) * AI for the Cloud (predictive analysis, anomaly detection, automation for load balancing, remediation, and migration) * Use of Cloud to Improve AI Research and Deployment and Automation for Remediation & Mitigation * Observability, Transparency, and Reproducibility Infrastructure * Cloud Computing Systems and Data Center Architectures * Cloud-Centric Network Architectures (SDN, NFV, etc) * Cloud-Native Programming Models (Serverless, Microservices, Containers, etc.) * Virtualization, Containers, and Virtual Machines * Cloud Storage * Multi-Tenancy in the Cloud * Edge and Fog Computing Infrastructure * Internet-of-Things Infrastructure and Cyber-Physical Systems Cloud-based Applications * Large-Scale Cloud Applications * Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and LLM Applications * Distributed Ledger Applications * IoT Applications * Mobile Applications * Digital Twins & Metaverse Applications Cloud Management and Operations * Hybrid-Cloud Integration * Multi-Cloud Environments * Inter-Cloud Inoperability * Distributed and Parallel Query Processing * Resource Management * Cloud Metering and Monitoring * Energy Efficiency, Sustainability, and Management * Fault Tolerance, High availability, and Reliability * Cloud Service Adaptation and Automation * Cloud Federation, Service Composition * Sustainable Cloud Computing Cloud Security * Confidential Cloud Computing and Trusted Cloud Environments * Access Control, Authorization, and Authentication * Assurance, Audit, Certification, Compliance * Privacy-aware Data Management * Cross Data Center and Data Management Cloud Economics * Cloud Strategy for Enterprise Business Transformation * Cloud Service Level Agreement (SLAs) * Economics and Business Models for XaaS * Cloud Quality Management * Cloud ROI Analysis, Cost, and Pricing * Cross Cloud Data Market and Trading Cloud Service Delivery * Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) * Platform as a Service (PaaS) * Function as a Service (FaaS) * Software as a Service (SaaS) * Network / Storage as a Service * Machine Learning as a Service * LLM as a Service Cloud Computing Paradigms * Quantum Cloud Computing * Sky Computing * Edge Cloud Computing * Mobile Cloud Computing * Satellite Cloud Computing * Computing Continuum and Edge-Cloud-HPC Federation IMPORTANT DATES (ANYWHERE ON EARTH) December 1, 2023: Easy Chair open for submissions March 17, 2024: Deadline to register papers March 24, 2024: Deadline for final submissions May 6, 2024: Acceptance notifications July 7-13, 2024: SERVICES Congress in Shenzhen, China MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION Please visit theĸInformation for Authors pageĸon the Congress website for manuscript guidelines: https://services.conferences.computer.org/2024/info-for-authors/ GENERAL CHAIRS Tevfik Kosar, University at Buffalo Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran, Kyndryl Shangguang Wang, BUPT PROGRAM CHAIRS Xuanzhe Liu, Peking University Seetharami Seelam, IBM Research, Yorktown Santonu Sarkar, Birla Institute of Technology & Science PUBLICITY CHAIRS Nicola Bena, University of Milan Bahman Javadi, Western Sydney University Xuan Lu, University of Arizona Madhumita Phukan, Tech Mahindra Carlos Westphall, Federal University of Santa Catarina Zaipeng Xie, Hohai University

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Two fully funded postdoctoral research positions on "Machine Learning and Computer Vision" and the “International Artificial Intelligence Doctoral Academy (AIDA)” in AIIA Lab, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
by Efi 31 Jan '24

31 Jan '24

The Artificial Intelligence and Information Analysis Laboratory (AIIA Lab, AIIA.CVML R&D group <https://aiia.csd.auth.gr/computer-vision-machine-learning/>) of the School of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (AUTH) has two open postdoctoral research positions. The interested applicant must have strong theoretical and/or applied/programming background in Machine Learning and Computer Vision, with an emphasis on Deep Learning. A strong publication record is desirable. Potential (not exclusive) application domains include big data analysis, robotics/autonomous systems and digital media. A very competitive salary is offered. *Research topics:* - Extreme visual and social media data analytics for natural disasters - Visual drone-based industrial pipeline inspection - Deep digital media analysis - New decentralized deep learning methods - Fast embedded drone visual analysis - Support International Artificial Intelligence Doctoral Academy (AIDA <https://www.i-aida.org/>) *Horizon Europe projects that fund these positions*: TEMA Horizon Europe Project <https://tema-project.eu/> (2022-2026) SIMAR Horizon Europe Project <https://simar-project.eu/> (2022-2025) AI4Media <https://www.ai4media.eu/> Horizon 2020 Project and International Artificial Intelligence Doctoral Academy (AIDA <https://www.i-aida.org/>) *Application* The interested candidate must send their CV by e-mail to Prof. Ioannis Pitas <https://scholar.google.gr/citations?user=lWmGADwAAAAJ&hl=en> pitas(a)csd.auth.gr.

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CFP: International Workshop on Converged Computing on Edge, Cloud, and HPC (WOCC'24)
by Valeria Cardellini 30 Jan '24

30 Jan '24

WOCC'24: International Workshop on Converged Computing on Edge, Cloud, and HPC May 16, 2024, Hamburg, Germany To be held in conjunction with ISC'24: The International Conference on High Performance Computing Workshop website: https://kth-scalab.github.io/events/wocc24 Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wocc24 ## Introduction The landscape of scientific computing is changing rapidly as complex, multi-stage pipelined workflows that combine traditional HPC computations with large-scale data analytics and AI are becoming increasingly common. Such complex workflows are expected to require the coordinated use of supercomputers, cloud data centers, and edge-processing devices in an environment with shared characteristics. Providing a seamless environment that combines the best of these worlds leads to an era of Converged Computing. Cloud computing is becoming a dominant market force, driving innovation in both hardware and the software needed to manage increasing system and workflow complexity. Cloud technologies are gaining prevalence in HPC due to their benefits of resource dynamism, automation, reproducibility, and resilience. Similarly, HPC technologies for application performance optimization and sophisticated scheduling of complex resources are being integrated into modern cloud infrastructures. However, the convergence of HPC and cloud also raises a series of new challenges in areas of resource management, data transfers, storage and throughput. The Second Workshop on Converged Computing (WOCC'24) will provide the edge, HPC and cloud communities a dedicated venue for discussing challenges and research opportunities, deployment efforts, and best practices in supporting complex workflows on coordinated use of supercomputers and cloud data centers as well as edge-processing devices. The workshop aims to spark discussion between participants who are developing applications, algorithms, middleware, and infrastructure for converged environments. ## Topics of Interest We encourage submission of works that are related to the following topics, and accept other related topics. Experience and best practice of converged computing of cloud, edge, and HPC Resource and job management software Architectures, networks, and storage Software stack, middleware, and infrastructure Advanced models for expressing system resources Scheduling, resource allocation, and adaptation Complex workflows including HPC, Machine-Learning, and Data Analytics components Early results and evaluation of porting HPC applications to clouds Elasticity and scalability amid resource heterogeneity Virtualization, containers, container runtimes, and container orchestration frameworks Scalable and elastic storage and I/O data management services and architectures Resilience, fault tolerance, and reliability in converged computing environments Early results of leveraging cloud techniques (e.g., Kubernetes, cloud databases) for HPC applications System- and application-level resource monitoring and optimization techniques and tools ## Important Dates Paper Submission: Mar 01, 2024 Author Notifications: Apr 01, 2024 Workshop day: May 16, 2024 Camera Ready: June 17, 2024, including Copyright Form ## Organization Co-chairs: Ivy Peng (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) Daniel Milroy (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA) Tapasya Patki (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA) Valeria Cardellini (Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy) ## Program Committee: Antony Chazapis (FORTH-ICS, Greece) Jakob Luettgau (UTK, USA) Manolis Marazakis (FORTH-ICS, Greece) Claudia Misale (IBM, USA) Nina Mujkanovic (HPE, Switzerland) Gabriele Russo Russo (Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy) Rafael Tolosana-Calasanz (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain) Nathan Tallent (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA) Jae-Seung Yeom (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA)

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CCGrid2024 Doctoral Symposium and Early Career Track
by Bahman Javadi 27 Jan '24

27 Jan '24

Call for Submissions CCGrid2024 Doctoral Symposium and Early Career Track The Doctoral Symposium and Early Career track at CCGrid2024 provides a platform for students and early career researchers to gain visibility, solicit feedback, and get mentorship and networking opportunities with experts attending the conference. Participants of the track will present their work to their peers and researchers and participate in the poster sessions of the main conference. The best research, based on all aspects — extended abstract, presentation, and poster, will be part of the CCGrid2024 awards. We encourage PhD students at all stages of their dissertation (getting started, mid-way, all but done) and early career researchers, academicians, and practitioners to participate via submitting to the track and attending events related to the track. Submissions are invited in all areas related to the theme of the CCGrid2024 conference. The list of topics of interest is the same as in the Call for Conference Research Papers. Submissions can include partial or even preliminary ideas and results and details of proposed solutions, a high-level summary of your published work, or novel work-in-progress ideas. First-author students are encouraged to submit a short version of the main-track research paper to this track. Important Dates: ● Papers Due: February 15, 2024 ● Notification of Acceptance: March 4, 2024 ● Camera-Ready Papers Due: March 11, 2024 ● Conference Dates: May 6-9, 2024 Submission Guidelines: Eligibility The first author of the submission must be a student enrolled in a doctoral or Masters’ degree program at an academic institution, a postdoctoral researcher, or an early career researcher having a Masters’ or Doctoral degree within the last 3 years (exceptional circumstances will be considered based on a per case basis, e.g., parental time or caring for elderly, etc.). Page Limits, Formatting and Proceedings ● Authors are invited to submit 4-page extended abstracts, including figures and tables but excluding references. ● Manuscripts should be formatted using the IEEE two-column format for conference proceedings. Papers must be submitted as a PDF file. ● All contributions should be submitted electronically through the EasyChair portal. Please select the Doctoral Symposium and Early Career track for your submission since multiple technical tracks may be open at the same time. ● The review process for papers will be single-blinded. Authors should include their names, affiliations, and email addresses as part of the submission. All manuscripts will be reviewed and judged by the program committee members. ● Papers that do not follow these guidelines will not be reviewed. Presentation ● Authors of accepted papers will be allotted short speaking slots to present their work as part of a session at the main conference. ● Participants are also expected to present their work at an interactive poster session and talk one-on-one with the attendees. The recommended poster size is A1 (594mm by 841mm, portrait). ● At least one student/early career author of each accepted paper must register for the conference at the author registration rate and must present their work. Any no-shows will cause the accepted contribution to be withdrawn from the conference proceedings. Travel Support Limited travel support may be available to students and early career researchers whose papers are accepted to the track. PC Members ● Arnab Kumar Paul, Birla Institute of Technology and Science ● Dimitrios Tsoumakos, National Technical University of Athens ● Lena Mashayekhy, University of Delaware ● Lishan Yang, George Mason University ● Nikhil Hegde, Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad ● Pradeep Kumar, College of William and Mary ● Sameer Shende, University of Oregon ● Sheng Di, Argonne National Laboratory ● Shrideep Pallickara, Colorado State University ● Tongping Liu, University of Massachusetts Amherst ● Travis Desell, Rochester Institute of Technology ● Uwe Breitenbücher, University of Stuttgart ● Xiaobo Zhou, University of Macau

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[Call for short abstract] Second volume of "Combating Fake News with Computational Intelligence Techniques
by mohamed Lahby 25 Jan '24

25 Jan '24

Dear Colleagues, Students and /Fellows, We are editing a second volume of Springer Book entitled *“Combating Fake News with Computational Intelligence Techniques"* We cordially invite you to contribute a chapter. The full chapter is due later this year but for now, We will just need the following: - Author List - Chapter Title - Abstract (between 2 and 6 sentences) The last deadline to submit your short abstract directly at *lahby(a)ieee.org <ahby(a)ieee.org>* is *Feb, 10, 2024. * NB: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book for publication The tentative structure of the book (but are not limited to the following Parts) is mentioned below:. *Part 1: *Theoretical and Applied Aspects *Part 2:* Data Analysis and Text Mining for combating fake news *Part 3:* Knowledge Retrieval for combating fake news *Part 4:* Generative AI for combating fake news *Part 5:* Futuristic Ideas and Cases studies Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Feel free to share with your network as well Best regards!

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CFP: 29th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC) 2024
by Bahman Javadi 23 Jan '24

23 Jan '24

Call for Papers 29th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC) 2024 Paris, France, 24 - 29 June 2024 https://attend.ieee.org/iscc-2024/ The first IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC) was held in 1995 in response to the growing interaction between the fields of computers and communications. ISCC takes place annually, usually in the Mediterranean region, in locations such as Egypt, Greece, France, Tunisia, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Italy, and Brazil. In 2024, the Symposium is going to take place in Paris, France. === Important Dates === Paper submission deadline: **February 20, 2024** (23:59 EEST) Notification of paper acceptance: May 3, 2024 Conference dates: June 24 - 29, 2024 === Submissions === Papers describing original works are invited in any of the computer and communications areas covered by the Call for Papers. Accepted papers will be included in the ISCC 2024 Conference Proceedings, which will be subject to independent peer-review procedures for quality, and may be eligible for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore® Digital Library. Merit, relevance, and originality will guide paper acceptance. Best Paper Award and Best Student Paper Awards will be presented. === Topics === You are invited to submit a full paper, a proposal for a Panel/Invited Session or a Tutorial, related to the following topics of interest: - 5th Generation Networks (5G) and beyond - Resource Allocation/orchestration - Network Slicing - Network automation and enablers - Topology Management - Core Network and Service-Based Architecture - C-RAN and backhaul - Network Stability, Control and Optimization - Standardisation Activities by IEEE, 3GPP and ETSI - Security and Privacy - Privacy / Anonymity - Attacks and Defenses - Authentication, Authorization and Accounting - Hardware Security - Intrusion Detection - Moving Target Defense (MTD) - Blockchain - Software Defined - Software Defined Networks and Network Function Virtualization - Software-defined Smart Objects - Software-Defined Data Centers - Software-Defined Radio - Overlay and Programmable Networks - Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Artificial Intelligent Systems and Applications in Computers and Communications - AI Technologies - Game Theory - Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge - Bio-inspired Computing in Communications - Data Science and Data Engineering - Distributed Knowledge and Processing - Cloud and Edge Computing - Cloud Computing (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS) - Mobile Cloud and Mobile Cloud Networking - Fog Computing - Distributed Systems Architecture and Management - Wireless Networks - Cognitive Radio Networking - Wireless, Cellular, and Mobile Communications - Modeling and Simulation - Signal Processing for Communications - Mobile and satellite networks convergence - IoT and Sensors Networks - LPWAN (LoRa, Sigfox, NB-IoT, LTE-M, Wi-SUN) - 6TiSCH, 6LoWPAN, Roll - Rest API, CoAP, CBOR, OSCORE - Operating Systems - Interoperability of IoT protocols and devices - Simulation, emulation and testbed support - Smart Spaces: design and applications - Cyber-Physical Systems - Telecare Medical Information System - Tiny Machine Learning for microcontrollers and IoT-ready devices - Vehicular Networks - Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) - IEEE 802.11p ITS-G5 - Millimeter Waves - V2X, V2I, V2N, V2V, V2P, V2D, V2G - Inter and intra-vehicle communication and protocols - Services and Protocols - Advances in Internet Protocols - Green Networking - Real-Time Communication Services - Routing and Multicast - Network Design, Optimization and Management - Network Reliability, Quality of Service and Quality of Experience - Fault-Tolerance and Error Recovery - Web Services and Service Oriented Architectures - Standards Evolution - Digital Satellite Communications Service - Localisation Protocols - Communications Services and Management - Crowdsourcing applications, Crowdsensing and Mobile CrowdSensing - Social Networks - Optical Networks - Optical Network Protocols and Architectures - Energy-efficient/green Optical Communications and Networks - Visible Light Communications (Indoor, Outdoor and Localization) - Optical Wireless Communication Applications for Future Networks-Application domain / Framework / Architecture - e-Health and Bioinformatics - Smart Grid - Smart City - Industry 4.0 - Smart Building - Software Engineering - Peer-to-Peer Computing - Computing applications - Big Data, Data Mining and Database Applications - Emerging topics in communications - Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications - Quantum Communications & Computing - Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces === Committees === General Co-Chairs - Nawel Zangar, ESIEE Paris, France - Massimo Villari University of Messina, Italy - Susana Sargento, University of Aveiro, Institute of Telecommunications, Portugal Technical Program Co-Chairs - Antonino Galletta, University of Messina, Italy - Fabrice Theoleyre, CNRS, Strasbourg, France - Yassine Hadjadj-Aoul, University of Rennes, France Workshop Co-Chairs - Stefano Chessa, University of Pisa, Italy - Ben Naila Chedlya, Nagoya University, Japan Keynote Co-Chairs - Michael Kounavis, Meta Platforms, New York, USA - Luca Foschini, Università di Bologna, Italy Poster and Demo Chair - Giuseppe Di Modica, University of Bologna, Italy - Soufiene Djahel, Coventry University, UK - Celimuge Wu, University of Electro-Communications, Japan Publicity Co-Chairs - Periklis Chatzimisios, International Hellenic University, Greece - Yu Min, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China - Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, University of New Mexico, Mexico Finance & Registration Co-Chairs - Christos Douligeris, University of Piraeus, Greece Webmaster - Malak Chniter, University of Sfax, Tunisia - Yassine Hadjadj-Aoul, University of Rennes, France Steering Committee - Reda Ammar, University of Connecticut, USA - Antonio Corradi, University of Bologna, Italy - Mario Dantas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil - Christos Douligeris, University of Piraeus, Greece - Adel S. Elmaghraby, University of Louisville, USA - Hussein Mouftah, University of Ottawa, USA - Sartaj Sahni, University of Florida, USA - Susana Sargento, Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, University of Aveiro, Portugal - Massimo Villari, University of Messina, Italy

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[Free Springer Book] Call for chapters: General Aspects of Applying Generative AI in Higher Education: - Opportunities and Challenges
by mohamed Lahby 22 Jan '24

22 Jan '24

- Please accept our apologies if you received duplicate copies of this CFC.) - The submission deadline is February, 28th, 2024. Dear Colleagues, We are seeking two more high-quality chapters for our upcoming book titled, "*General Aspects of Applying Generative AI in Higher Education: - Opportunities and Challenges*" to be published by Springer (Approved), and indexed by Scopus. Kindly find the CFC below and even if you do not have an accepted proposal, please feel free to submit directly via the mentioned submission link. Regards, M. LAHBY Editor ★★★★★★★★★CALL FOR CHAPTERS★★★★★★★★★ *Book title: General Aspects of Applying Generative AI in Higher Education: - Opportunities and Challenges"* *Submission link : * https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ISGAIE2024 Submission is also done by email to : m.lahby(a)enscasa.ma *Topics of Interest:* This book aims to engage a diverse audience of researchers, academics, and professionals across various disciplines to explore and exchange innovative ideas, methodologies, theories, and applications addressing the opportunities and challenges inherent in the application of Generative AI in higher education. The focus will be on leveraging computational intelligence techniques to enhance educational processes and outcomes. We invite contributions that delve into the broader aspects of integrating Generative AI, offering insights and solutions that contribute to the advancement of higher education in the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence Authors are invited to submit previously unpublished papers to this book. Topics include, but are not limited to: - Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Generative AI - Recent advances in Generative AI and their impact on education - The impact of Generative AI on learning and teaching - Transforming Education in the Age of Generative AI - Teaching Experiences, Pedagogy, and Practice - Generative AI for Training teachers and students - Generative AI for Assistive Technology - Generative AI for Adaptive Learning - Generative AI for Personalized Learning - Generative AI for Assessment Theories & Methodologies - Generative AI for Evaluating Learning Progress and Teaching Success - Generative AI for Automated Feedback Systems - Generative AI for Virtual Teaching Assistants - Generative AIand Collaborative learning - Train Generative AI on Contextual Understanding - Plagiarism, and the Role of Generative AI - Data Privacy and Ethical Considerations - Futuristic Ideas and Cases Studies - Etc *Submission Procedure: * Authors are invited to submit their full chapter by *February 28th, 2024.* Manuscripts submitted for the book must be original, must not be previously published or currently under review anywhere. Submitted manuscripts should respect the standard guidelines of the Springer chapter format. Manuscripts must be prepared using Latex, or Word, and according to the manuscript preparation guidelines, following the link below : https://www.springer.com/de/authors-editors/book-authors-editors/manuscript… 6 Chapter should contain between 15-25 pages. Manuscripts that do not follow the formatting rules will be rejected without review. Prospective authors should send their manuscripts electronically through the CMT submission system as mentioned below: *Important Dates:* Chapter submission : *February 28th, 2024 * Notification of Acceptance : March 30, 2024 Revised chapter submission : April 15th, 2024 Final acceptance : May 1st, 2024 Online with DOI : First half of 2024 *Abstracting and Indexing:* The accepted chapters will be published by *Springer* and indexed in *Scopus* *EDITORS* Mohamed LAHBY, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco Yassine Maleh, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco Antonio Bucchiarone, Senior researcher MoDiS-FBK, Trento, Italy Satu Elisa Schaeffer, McGill University, Canada *Contact: * For questions regarding the book, please contact *Pr. Mohamed Lahby*: lahby <mlahby(a)gmail.co>@ieee.org Best regards

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WSCG 2024 - Call for Papers - 32. Int.Conf. on Computer Graphics, Visualization & Computer Vision
by Prof. Ing. Vaclav Skala, CSc. 20 Jan '24

20 Jan '24

Please, forward also to your fellows and/or PhD students Info sent via a list server: computational.science(a)lists.iccsa.org ----------- WSCG 2024 - Call for Papers -------------- ----------- REMINDER --------- --- Traditional ANNUAL conference in Central Europe since 1992 ------ 32. WSCG 2024 Conference on Computer Graphics, Visualization & Computer Vision 2024 (preferred physical mode) -- In copoperation with the Eurographics Association -- Pilsen (the city of beer) close to Prague, Czech Republic June 3-6, 2024 - http://www.wscg.cz - detailed info - http://www.wscg.eu ------------------ Important dates & Submission: January 30, 2024 - special session/workshop proposals via email only -------------- via submission server only --------------- February 28, 2024 Abstract - recommended sooner February 28, 2024 - Full, Short, Poster papers (submission via server only [http://wscgreg.zcu.cz] Accepted papers to be published in Computer Science Research Notes, ISSN 2464-4617. The best selected papers will be published in the Journal of WSCG, ISSN 1213-6972. At least one author has to present the paper physically or online or pre-recorded. Proceedings will be produced after the conference. Recent publications available via http://wscg.zcu.cz/DL/wscg_DL.htm - repository since 1992. Accepted workshops/sessions: - Meshless methods in Computer Graphics and Visualization - Other agreements expected Contact: ======== Prof. Vaclav Skala mailto:WSCGconf@gmail.com?subject=WSCG2024 Conference organizer & Chair --------------------------- Prof. Vaclav Skala Contact: http://www.VaclavSkala.eu c/o University of West Bohemia, Faculty of Applied Sciences Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Univerzitni 8, CZ 30614, Plzen, Czech Republic -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prof.Vaclav Skala http://www.VaclavSkala.eu tel. 37-763-2473 ID verification:https://www.zcu.cz/cs/Employees/person.html?personId=16821 c/o University of West Bohemia Computer Graphics and Visualization Faculty of Applied Sciences Dept.of Computer Science & Engineering Univerzitni 8 CZ 306 14 Plzen Czech Republic ORCID: 0000-0001-8886-4281 ResearcherID:http://www.researcherid.com/rid/F-9141-2011 Scopus Author ID:https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7004643209 Research Gate:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vaclav_Skala/publications DBLP:https://dblp.org/orcid/0000-0001-8886-4281 https://dblp.org/pid/s/VaclavSkala.html ACM:https://dl.acm.org/profile/81100496969 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jakákoli ujednání vzešlá z této e-mailové/elektronické komunikace se do jejich písemného potvrzení podepsaného oprávněnými osobami nepovažují za platná, účinná a vůči ZČU závazná. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any arrangements arising from this e-mail / electronic communication shall not be considered valid, effective and binding upon the UWB until their written confirmation signed by the authorized persons. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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CFP: International Workshop on Converged Computing on Edge, Cloud, and HPC (WOCC'24)
by Valeria Cardellini 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

WOCC'24: International Workshop on Converged Computing on Edge, Cloud, and HPC May 16, 2024, Hamburg, Germany To be held in conjunction with ISC'24: The International Conference on High Performance Computing Workshop website: https://kth-scalab.github.io/events/wocc24 <https://kth-scalab.github.io/events/wocc24> Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wocc24 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wocc24> ## Introduction The landscape of scientific computing is changing rapidly as complex, multi-stage pipelined workflows that combine traditional HPC computations with large-scale data analytics and AI are becoming increasingly common. Such complex workflows are expected to require the coordinated use of supercomputers, cloud data centers, and edge-processing devices in an environment with shared characteristics. Providing a seamless environment that combines the best of these worlds leads to an era of Converged Computing. Cloud computing is becoming a dominant market force, driving innovation in both hardware and the software needed to manage increasing system and workflow complexity. Cloud technologies are gaining prevalence in HPC due to their benefits of resource dynamism, automation, reproducibility, and resilience. Similarly, HPC technologies for application performance optimization and sophisticated scheduling of complex resources are being integrated into modern cloud infrastructures. However, the convergence of HPC and cloud also raises a series of new challenges in areas of resource management, data transfers, storage and throughput. The Second Workshop on Converged Computing (WOCC'24) will provide the edge, HPC and cloud communities a dedicated venue for discussing challenges and research opportunities, deployment efforts, and best practices in supporting complex workflows on coordinated use of supercomputers and cloud data centers as well as edge-processing devices. The workshop aims to spark discussion between participants who are developing applications, algorithms, middleware, and infrastructure for converged environments. ## Topics of Interest We encourage submission of works that are related to the following topics, and accept other related topics. Experience and best practice of converged computing of cloud, edge, and HPC Resource and job management software Architectures, networks, and storage Software stack, middleware, and infrastructure Advanced models for expressing system resources Scheduling, resource allocation, and adaptation Complex workflows including HPC, Machine-Learning, and Data Analytics components Early results and evaluation of porting HPC applications to clouds Elasticity and scalability amid resource heterogeneity Virtualization, containers, container runtimes, and container orchestration frameworks Scalable and elastic storage and I/O data management services and architectures Resilience, fault tolerance, and reliability in converged computing environments Early results of leveraging cloud techniques (e.g., Kubernetes, cloud databases) for HPC applications System- and application-level resource monitoring and optimization techniques and tools ## Important Dates Paper Submission: Mar 01, 2024 Author Notifications: Apr 01, 2024 Workshop day: May 16, 2024 Camera Ready: June 17, 2024, including Copyright Form ## Organization Co-chairs: Ivy Peng (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) Daniel Milroy (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA) Tapasya Patki (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA) Valeria Cardellini (Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy) ## Program Committee: Antony Chazapis (FORTH-ICS, Greece) Jakob Luettgau (UTK, USA) Manolis Marazakis (FORTH-ICS, Greece) Claudia Misale (IBM, USA) Nina Mujkanovic (HPE, Switzerland) Gabriele Russo Russo (Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy) Rafael Tolosana-Calasanz (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain) Nathan Tallent (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA) Jae-Seung Yeom (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA)

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CALL for Spring 2024 International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA) course proposals
by Efi 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

Dear distinguished AI Professor or Senior Scientist (PhD holder), the International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA) aims to become a reference initiative for AI education in Europe and implement mechanisms for inter-university sharing of AI educational assets at PhD-level. As part of the program, AIDA offers a series of courses on Artificial Intelligence and related fields given by distinguished lecturers. *We invite you to contribute to this initiative for the definition of the AIDA Spring 2024 semester program*. You can participate in the AIDA program by offering new or opening-up existing courses targeted to AIDA students* or other students worldwide according to the participation terms of your own organization. Short/Very Short course formats (5-16 hours) are typically encouraged, while semester courses, or asynchronous mode web courses will be considered as well. Accepted courses will be listed on AIDA website ( https://www.i-aida.org/) and will be advertised for free with the support of AIDA dissemination channels. Proposals for courses for the AIDA Spring 2024 semester program should be sent to: Prof. Prof. Stefano Berretti stefano.berretti(a)unifi.it, and Ms. Efi Patmanidou epatman(a)csd.auth.gr no later than *January 31st, 2024* and will be evaluated by the AIDA Committee by *February 10th, 2024*. Proposals for AIDA Courses should include (pls, fill in the attached document): *Course title:* *Lecturer name & affiliation:* *Host Institution:* *Content and organization: *Course details about the content. 1 paragraph *Level: *(Undergraduate/Postgraduate) *Course Duration: *Hours *Course Type: *(Short/Semester/Lecture series/Seasonal School*)* *Participation terms: **Registration fee policy for external (non-AIDA) students*, e.g., free of charge or fee of ??? Euros. *Special terms for AIDA students*, e.g., discount 50% or free for X number of AIDA students. *Add text for a) non-AIDA student registration and AIDA student registration/enrollment, as in (6) below.* *Lectures plan: *Days/time *Proposed schedule: *Start date – End date *Language: *English/Other *Modality: *Online/in person *Notes: *Are there exams? Details on how to successfully complete the course. 1-2 sentences. *Course Link:* *AIDA students may be PhD students, post-doc researchers, possibly qualified MSc students or professionals of AIDA Members Best regards, Stefano Berretti AIDA course planning _______________________________ Prof. Stefano Berretti, Ph.D. Media Integration and Communication Center (MICC) & Department of Information Engineering (DINFO) University of Florence via S. Marta 3 - 50139, Florence - ITALY email: stefano.berretti 'at' unifi.it phone: +39 055 2758529

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[CfP-Deadline Extended] 26 Jan 2024 | EICC 2024, 5-6 Jun 2024, Xanthi (Greece) | ACM ICPS + special issue Int J Inf Secur
by S Vrhovec 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

======================================================================= EICC 2024: European Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Conference 5-6 June 2024 | Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece W: https://www.fvv.um.si/eicc2024/ | E: eicc(a)um.si ======================================================================= == Call for papers/posters == Paper submission: 26 Jan 2024 (extended) Author notification: 1 Mar 2024 Poster submission: 8 Mar 2024 Camera-ready: 5 Apr 2024 Submission system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eicc2024 EICC 2024 proceedings will be published by ACM ICPS. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions to a Special Issue of the International Journal of Information Security (Springer, 1615-5262/1615-5270). The conference will offer a Best Paper Award, Best Student Paper Award, and Best Poster Award sponsored by the Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS), University of Kent (UK). == About EICC 2024 == The European Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Conference – EICC 2024 aims at establishing a venue for the exchange of information on cybersecurity and its many aspects between academics and practitioners in Europe. EICC was until 2019 known as the Central European Cybersecurity Conference – CECC and has been rebranded to underscore the interdisciplinarity of the conference and broaden its reach. EICC 2024 encourages the dialogue between computer scientists and researchers in all other fields related to cybersecurity, such as behavioral sciences, sociology, criminology, investigations and law. Interdisciplinary contributions are especially welcome. EICC 2024 is planned as a face-to-face conference. == Scope == The conference is devoted to exploring and presenting original innovative applications, scientific and technological advancements in the field of cybersecurity. Topics for this conference include, but are not limited to: - Cybersecurity and cyber resilience - Cyber insurance - Digital privacy - Digital currency, blockchains and cybercrime - Law, investigation, internet jurisdiction and ethics - Child safety in the cyberspace - Cyber forensics - Surveillance, interception, blocking and sovereignty - Cyber warfare - Network security - Critical infrastructure security - Embedded systems security - Business continuity and disaster recovery - Information security governance - Security management - Cloud security - Internet of things security - Big data and cybersecurity - Healthcare information security - Software development security - Cyber-physical systems security - Adversarial machine learning - Trust management Special sessions: Digital Privacy for Industrial Applications - DP4I 2024 [Submission Deadline: 15 Mar 2024] Medical Device Security and Privacy - MeDSec 2024 [Submission Deadline: 28 Feb 2024] Complex Network Analysis for Cybersecurity - CNACYS 2024 [Submission Deadline: 29 Mar 2024] Please see the conference website for further details. -- Simon Vrhovec https://simvrh.wordpress.com/

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[EXTENDED DEADLINE] IEEE WCCI/IJCNN 2024 Special Session on Artificial Intelligence and Complex Systems
by Alessio Martino 13 Jan '24

13 Jan '24

Dear Colleagues, We are inviting you to submit your research work to *WCCI 2024 <https://2024.ieeewcci.org/>* Special Session *Artificial Intelligence and Complex Systems* <https://sites.google.com/uniroma1.it/wcci-aics-2024> We would appreciate if you forward this CfP to friends and colleagues that might be interested. ******************************************************************************* *Special Session on Artificial Intelligence and Complex Systems* *IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (IEEE WCCI)* <https://2024.ieeewcci.org/> *June 30th-July 5th, 2024. Venue - Yokohama, Japan.* ******************************************************************************* SCOPE and TOPICS The special session aims to explore the intricate relationship between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and complex systems through Complexity Theory, delving into the understanding of modern AI systems such as deep learning architectures and large language models (e.g., GPT/ChatGPT, BARD, Llama, Anthropic, etc.) as complex dynamic systems. With a focus on stochastic processes, explainable AI, cognitive approaches, multimodal learning, AI and security, and AI and bias, the session will serve as a multidisciplinary platform that extends beyond engineering to include cognitive science, linguistics, philosophy, and other relevant fields. Specifically, we welcome researchers and engineers in AI and complex systems theory, cognitive scientists, linguists, and philosophers as well as industry professionals seeking to apply complexity theory in AI solutions to submit their works to this special session to investigate on the following four objectives: - To investigate how Complexity Theory can offer invaluable tools for analyzing AI systems, particularly in the context of dynamic behavior, emergent properties, and stochastic processes. - To explore how AI can be employed to study and understand complex systems, including information granulation (Granular Computing) and multi-agent environments. - To establish new methodologies for measuring the intelligence and linguistic understanding of AI systems through the lens of Complexity Theory. - To discuss the future directions and next steps in the intersection of AI and Complexity Theory in reaching artificial general intelligence (AGI). Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): - Emergent Behavior and Stochastic Processes in AI Systems: Understanding how complex systems theory can explain the adaptive, emergent characteristics and stochastic outputs of AI. - Multifractal and Stochastic Analysis of AI: Utilizing complexity theory for the multifractal and stochastic analysis of AI systems. - Dynamic Systems Theory in AI: How dynamic systems theory can be applied to AI for better system analysis and prediction. - Explainable AI: Investigating methods for making complex AI systems understandable and interpretable. - Cognitive Approach in AI: Exploring how cognitive science can inform and improve AI systems. - Multimodal Learning: The role of multimodal learning in enhancing the capabilities of AI systems. - AI in Multi-Agent Complex Systems: Exploring the role of AI in the study and understanding of multi-agent complex systems. - AI and Security: Discussing the implications of complexity theory for AI in cybersecurity. - AI and Bias: Addressing the challenges and solutions for bias in AI systems. - Linguistic and Philosophical Aspects: Investigating the implications of complexity in AI for language models, meaning, and other linguistic aspects, as well as philosophical considerations. ******************************************************************************* IMPORTANT DATES * EXTENDED PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 29th, 2024 * Paper Acceptance Notification: March 15th, 2024 * Final Paper Submission & Early Registration: May 1st, 2024 ******************************************************************************* SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The submission procedure, deadlines, and paper format are the same as the *IEEE WCCI 2024 *main conference. In particular, we recall that papers must be submitted through the *IEEE WCCI 2024* online submission system <https://edas.info/N31614> and selecting the "Special Session Papers" track on IJCNN 2024. At submission stage, make sure to select "Special Session: AICS: Artificial Intelligence and Complex Systems" amongst the Topics. ******************************************************************************* ORGANIZERS and CONTACT - *Prof. Alessio Martino* – LUISS University, Rome, Italy Email: amartino(a)luiss.it - *Prof. Enrico De Santis* – Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Email: enrico.desantis(a)uniroma1.it - *Prof. Antonello Rizzi* – Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Email: antonello.rizzi(a)uniroma1.it Official Special Session Website: <https://sites.google.com/uniroma1.it/wcci-aics-2024> ________________________________________ Alessio Martino, PhD Assistant Professor of Computer Science LUISS Guido Carli University Department of Business and Management Viale Romania 32, 00197 Rome, Italy<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Viale+Romania,+32,+00197+Roma+RM/@41.9250…> (Room 539) Phone: (+39) 06-85225957 E-mail: amartino(a)luiss.it<mailto:amartino@luiss.it> La presente e-mail proviene da Luiss Guido Carli e s'intende inviata per scopi lavorativi. 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ICCSA 2024: 2nd Call for Papers
by Osvaldo Gervasi 13 Jan '24

13 Jan '24

We apologize for multiple copies received. ************************************************************************************* ** ** ** The 2024 International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications ** ** ICCSA 2024 ** ** Thuyloi University, Hanoi, Vietnam ** ** July 1-4, 2024 ** ** https://iccsa.org ** ** ** ** Electronic Submission System: https://ess.iccsa.org ** ** Author's page: https://iccsa.org/instructions-for-authors ** ** ** ** Deadline for submitting a full paper: Feb 7th, 2024 ** ** ** ************************************************************************************* The ICCSA 2024 conference will be organized in Hanoi, Vietnam on July 1-4, 2024 in collaboration with Thuyloi University. Virtual registration will be available in the spirit of facilitating researchers suffering from very critical economic and political situations. Besides online sessions, there will be pure on-site sessions with presential participation. ICCSA 2024 will be the next event in a series of highly successful International Conferences on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA), previously held in a blended form in Athens - Greece (2023), Malaga - Spain (2022), in Cagliari - Italy (2021), online (2020, as an online-only event due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions). Then, before COVID, in Saint Petersburg - Russia (2019), Melbourne - Australia (2018), Trieste - Italy (2017), Beijing - China (2016), Banff - Canada (2015), Guimaraes - Portugal (2014), Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam (2013), Salvador da Bahia - Brazil (2012), Santander - Spain (2011), Fukuoka - Japan (2010), Suwon - Korea (2009), Perugia - Italy (2008), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia (2007), Glasgow - United Kingdom (2006), Singapore - Singapore(2005), Assisi - Italy (2004), Montreal - Canada (2003), and, as ICCS, in Amsterdam - The Netherlands (2002) and San Francisco - USA (2001). Computational Science is a central pillar of most of the present research, industrial and commercial activities and plays a unique role in exploiting innovative ICT technologies. The ICCSA Conference offers an opportunity to bring together scientists of different disciplines, discuss new issues, tackle complex problems and find advanced solutions breeding new trends in Computational Science. **Conference Themes** The ICCSA 2024 Conference themes, grouped in six tracks, are the following (but are not limited to): 1. Track: Computational Methods, Algorithms and Scientific Application Computational Biology Computational Combustion Computational Chemistry Computational Fluid Dynamics Computational Physics Computational Geometry Computational Mathematics Computational Mechanics Computational Electromagnetics Numerical Methods and Algorithms 2. Track: High-Performance Computing and Networks Parallel and Distributed Computing Cluster Computing Supercomputing Cloud Computing Autonomic Computing P2P Computing Mobile Computing Grid and Semantic Grid Computing Workflow Design and Practice Computer and Network Architecture 3. Track: Geometric Modelling, Graphics and Visualization Scientific Visualization Computer Graphics Geometric Modelling Pattern Recognition Image Processing CAD/CAM Web3D, Virtual and Augmented Reality 4. Track: Advanced and Emerging Applications Biochemistry Bioinformatics Astrophysics Biometric Modelling Environmental, Climate and Weather Modelling Geology and Geophysics Nuclear Physics Financial and Economic Modelling Computational Journalism Geographical Information Systems 5. Track: Information Systems and Technologies Information Retrieval Scientific Databases Security Engineering Risk Analysis Reliability Engineering Software Engineering Data Mining Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Learning Technologies Web-Based Computing Web 2.0 Blockchain 6. Track: Urban and Regional Planning Urban and regional growth Sustainable urban and regional development Socio-ecological systems Open Data, Big Data Cultural Heritage Smart and Sustainable Cities Mobility and Intelligent Transport Systems Decision Support Systems Complexity assessment and mapping Logistics **Paper Submission** To submit a paper, please connect to the Submission site from the link available at the ICCSA 2024 website: https://ess.iccsa.org. Only papers submitted through the electronic system and strictly adhering to the relevant format will be considered for reviewing and publication. The paper can belong to one of the following categories: Full Papers, Short Papers, and PHD Showcase Papers, and can refer either to the General Tracks or to one of the 70 workshop: FULL PAPERS Reporting an innovative and consolidated research work. The submitted paper must be between 12 and 18 pages long. SHORT PAPERS Reporting preliminary results of ongoing research. The submitted paper must be between 8 and 11 pages long. PHD SHOWCASE PAPERS Reporting ongoing research already achieving significant results and primarily carried out by PhD students and junior researchers. The submitted paper must be between 10 to 18 pages long. Each paper must deal with original and unpublished work, not submitted for publication elsewhere (copyright problems fall entirely under the responsibility of the authors). Each paper will be reviewed by at least three experts in the relevant field (acceptance rate was 28% in 2005, 26% in 2006 and 28% in 2007, 29% in 2008, 30% in 2009, 29% in 2021, 2011, 2012, and 30% in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023) according to the Single Blind review method, ensuring the publication of only top quality contributions. When a paper is accepted, at least one of the authors has to register for the conference and deliver the related talk. Failure to do so shall lead to the rejection of the application to attend next year's conference and the exclusion of the paper from the current year's proceedings. **Workshops** Refer to the web page https://iccsa.org/workshops for the updated list of Workshops. 1) Advances in Artificial Intelligence Learning Technologies: Blended Learning, STEM, Computational Thinking and Coding (AAILT 2024 ) 2) Artificial Intelligence supported Medical data examination (AIM 2024) 3) Advanced and Innovative web Apps 2024 (AIWA 2024) 4) Advanced Processes of Mathematics and Computing Models in Complex Computational Systems (AMCM 2024) 5) Advances in information Systems and Technologies for Emergency management, risk assessment and mitigation based on the Resilience concepts (ASTER 2024) 6) Advances in information Systems and Technologies for Research and Analysis (ASTRA 2024) 7) Advances in Web Based Learning 2024 (AWBL 2024) 8) Blockchain and Distributed Ledgers: Technologies and Applications (BDLTA 2024) 9) Bio and Neuro inspired Computing and Applications (BIONCA 2024) 10) Computational and Applied Mathematics (CAM 2024) 11) Computational and Applied Statistics (CAS 2024) 12) Cyber Intelligence and Applications (CIA 2024) 13) Computational Methods, Statistics and Industrial Mathematics (CMSIM 2024) 14) Computational Optimization and Applications (COA 2024) 15) Computational Astrochemistry 2024 (CompAstro 2024) 16) Computational methods for porous geomaterials (CompPor 2024) 17) Workshop on Computational Science and HPC (CSHPC 2024) 18) Cities, Technologies and Planning (CTP 2024) 19) Sustainable Digital Circular Economy (DiCE 2024) 20) Towards the implementation of the energy transition: new methods and digital solutions (DIGIT4RES 2024) 21) Evaluating Inner Areas Potentials (EIAP 2024) 22) Econometric and Multidimensional Evaluation in Urban Environment (EMEUE 2024) 23) Environmental, Social, Governance of Energy Planning (ESGEP 2024) 24) Ecosystem services in spatial planning for climate neutral urban and rural areas (ESSP 2024) 25) Ethical AI applications for a human-centered cyber society (EthicAI 2024) 26) The 14th International Workshop on Future Information System Technologies and Applications (FiSTA 2024) 27) Geographical Analysis, Urban Modeling, Spatial Statistics (Geog-And-Mod 2024) 28) Geomatics for Resource Monitoring and Management (GRMM 2024) 29) International Workshop on Information and Knowledge in the Internet of Thing (IKIT 2024) 30) regeneratIng browNFields Enhancing uRban rEsilieNCe appEal (INFERENCE 2024) 31) International Workshop on Collective, Massive and Evolutionary Systems (IWCES 2024) 32) International Workshop on territorial Planning to integrate Risk and urban Ontologies. (IWPRO 2024) 33) Ontology for Heterogeneous Knowledge in Design and Planning (KoDeP 2024) 34) MaaS Solutions for Airports, Cities and regional connectivity (MaaS 2024) 35) The development of urban mobility management and risk assessment (MAINTAIN 2024) 36) Multidimensional Evolutionary Evaluations for Transformative Approaches (MEETA 2024) 37) Building multi-dimensional models for assessing complex environmental systems (MES 2024) 38) Mathematical Numerical Approaches for Differential Equations (MNADE 2024) 39) MOdels and indicators for assessing and measuring the urban settlement deVElopment in the view of ZERO net land take by 2050 (MOVEto0 2024) 40) 4th Workshop on Privacy in the Cloud/Edge/IoT World (PCEIoT 2024) 41) Quantum Computing Impact Cybersecurity Application (QC4CS 2024) 42) RE-Thinking FOR MainTENancE: perspectives, tools and opportunities for resilient territories (ReThink4M10E 2024) 43) Scientific Computing Infrastructure (SCI 2024) 44) Spatial COgnition in urban and regional Planning Under Risk (SCOPUR 2024) 45) Downscale Agenda2030 (SDGscale 2024) 46) Secured Edge Computing (SEC 2024) 47) SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL MODELS FOR LAND USE MANAGEMENT (SEMLUM 2024) 48) Workshop for Sustainable Development, IoT Applications, and Intelligent Supply Chain Management Systems (SIS 2024) 49) Ports of the future - Smartness and Sustainability (SmartPorts 2024) 50) Smart Transport and Logistics - Smart Supply Chains (SmarTransLog 2024) 51) Smart Tourism (SmartTourism 2024) 52) Sustainable evolution of long-Distance frEight paSsenger Transport (SOLIDEST 2024) 53) Sustainability performance assessment: models, approaches, and applications toward interdisciplinary and integrated solutions (SPA 2024) 54) Specifics of smart cities development in Europe (SPEED 2024) 55) Smart, Safe, and Health Cities (SSHC 2024) 56) Smart and Sustainable Island Communities (SSIC 2024) 57) Spatio-temporal Data Science: Harnessing Big Data and AI for Geocomputation (STDS Geocomputation 2024) 58) From STreet Experiments to Planned Solutions (STEPS 2024) 59) SUSTAINABLE development of PORTS (SUSTAINABLEPORTS 2024) 60) Theoretical and Computational Chemistry and its Applications (TCCMA 2024) 61) Transport Infrastructures for Smart Cities (TISC 2024) 62) From structural to TRAnsformative-change of City Environment: challenges & solutions & perspectives (TRACE 2024) 63) Transport and digital multiscale sustainable network for circular economy (Trans_Net 2024) 64) Temporary Real Estate management: Approaches and methods for Time-integrated impact assessments and evaluations (TREAT 2024) 65) Urban Regeneration: Innovative Tools and Evaluation Model (URITEM 2024) 66) Urban Space Accessibility and Mobilities (USAM 2024) 67) Virtual Reality and Augmented reality and applications (VRA 2024) 68) Workshop on Advanced and Computational Methods for Earth Science applications (WACM4ES 2024) 69) Deep Image Understanding: Bridging the Gap with Artificial Intelligence (WAICVIP 2024) 70) Artificial Intelligence in Social Media Analytics (WAISMA 2024) When submitting your contribution to one of the above-listed Workshops, please pay attention to selecting the correct entry in the list box shown in the Abstract, Paper and Camera Ready submission forms. An author is enabled to change the workshop associated with a submitted paper until the submission deadline by updating the paper in the system and selecting the proper Workshop from the list. **Important Dates** Please see important dates page: https://iccsa.org/important-dates **Proceedings** The proceedings of the Conference will be published by Springer (Lecture Notes in Computer Science series) in two different volume sets: ICCSA 2024 (for Papers, Short Papers and PHD Showcase papers belonging to the General Tracks) and ICCSA Workshops 2024 (for Papers, Short Papers and PHD Showcase papers belonging to the 70 Workshops). Please notice the page limitations of the three types of submissions: 1. Full Papers: 12-18 pages 2. Short papers: 8-11 pages 3. PHD Showcase Papers: 10-18 pages For a selected number of top-quality papers, after the Conference, the authors will be requested to extend the paper in order to be published as special issues in appropriate international journals. The proceedings will be indexed by Scopus, EI Engineering Index, Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (included in ISI Web of Science), and several other indexing services. The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. All reviewed papers will be checked against Plagiarism and Generative AI. Authors interested in publishing open access can find the necessary information at the URL: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/open-access-publishing-in… Conference policy By submitting the paper to the ICCSA conference, all authors agree to abide by all ICCSA conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies. Namely, the authors confirm that the work is original, has not appeared in literature in any form in the past and will not be submitted to any other venue concurrently with ICCSA submission or until it appears in ICCSA proceedings (in the case of acceptance). Furthermore, upon paper acceptance, authors agree to transfer the copyright on the accepted paper to ICCSA, and one of the authors will register the paper and present the paper at the event. No paper withdrawals can be accepted after the Conference pre-registration date or within three months of the actual event, whichever date comes first. Paper withdrawal requests can be only accepted in writing through email, letter or fax to conference organizers. The conference has no responsibility for any intentional or accidental misuse, misinterpretation, or failure to follow the above rules and conditions and holds no legal, civil or other responsibility for opinions, content or utilization of any methods/algorithms expressed in the Conference Proceedings. Registration fee payments cannot be refunded for changes or errors not attributable to ICCSA. Contact Information David Taniar Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity Monash University Melbourne Australia Email: david <dot> taniar <at> monash <dot> edu Osvaldo Gervasi Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Perugia Via Vanvitelli, 1 06123 Perugia Italy Phone: +39-075-5855048 Fax: +39-075-5855024 Email: osvaldo <dot> gervasi <at> unipg <dot> it URL: http://ogervasi <dot> unipg <dot> it

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Call for Papers, PDSEC-2024 Workshop, May 2024
by Jean-Claude Charr 12 Jan '24

12 Jan '24

**CALL FOR PAPERS** The 25th IEEE International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Scientific and Engineering Computing (PDSEC-2024) (http://www.ieee- <http://www.ieee-/> tcsc.org/2024/pdsec/ <http://tcsc.org/2024/pdsec/>) will be held on May 31, 2024 in San Francisco, California, USA, in conjunction with IPDPS 2024. Deadline: PDSEC-2024 deadline: 02 Feb 2024 (AoE) Scope and Interests: The technological trends in HPC system evolution indicates an increasing burden placed on application developers due to the management of the unprecedented complexity levels of hardware and its associated performance characteristics. Many existing scientific applications codes are unlikely to perform well on future systems without major modifications or even complete rewrites. In the future, it will be necessary to utilize, in concert, many characteristics such as multiple levels of parallelism, many lightweight cores, complex memory hierarchies, novel I/O technology, power capping, system-wide temporal/spatial performance heterogeneity and reliability concerns. The parallel and distributed computing (PDC) community has developed new programming models, algorithms, libraries and tools to meet these challenges in order to accommodate productive code development and effective system use. However, the scientific application community still needs to identify the benefit through practical evaluations. Thus, the focus of this workshop is on methodologies and experiences used in scientific and engineering applications and algorithms to achieve sustainable code development for better productivity, application performance and reliability. In particular, we will focus on the following topics in parallel and distributed scientific and engineering applications, and not limited to: - Big scientific data - Performance modeling and simulation for the execution of scalable scientific applications on new heterogeneous architectures - Graph analytics with their (scientific) applications - Code modernization methodologies and experiences for adapting the changes in future computing systems - Languages for scientific computing on hybrid systems (e.g. Python, MPI+X where X is OpenMP, OpenCL, CUDA etc.) - Tools and techniques for improving the performance, reliability and resilience of scientific applications - Use cases of enterprise distributed computing technology (such as MapReduce, Data Analytics and Machine-learning tools) in scientific and engineering applications - Scalable parallel and distributed algorithms supporting science and engineering applications - Performance portability across heterogeneous architecture Important Dates: Paper submission due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 02, 2024 Notification of Acceptance . . . . . . . . . . February 23, 2024 Final camera-ready paper . . . . . . . . . . . .February 29, 2024 Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 31, 2024 General Chairs Sabine Roller, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany George Bosilca, University of Tennessee, USA Program Chairs Raphael Couturier, University of Franche-Comte, France Neda Ebrahimi Pour, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany Publicity Chair Jean-Claude Charr, University of Franche-Comte, France Steering Committee Laurence T. Yang (Chair), St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Thomas Rauber, University of Bayreuth, Germany Gudula Runger, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany Web Chair Jiawei Wang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Sincerely, Jean-Claude Charr Associate professor at IUT NFC University of Franche-Comte, France

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The Seventh International Workshop on Systems and Network Telemetry and Analytics (SNTA 2024)
by Massimo Cafaro 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

The Seventh International Workshop on Systems and Network Telemetry and Analytics (SNTA 2024) Pisa, Italy, June 3 - 4, 2024 in conjunction with ACM HPDC 2024 https://sntaworkshop.github.io/2024/ Submission link https://snta24.hotcrp.com/paper/new Submission deadline March 1, 2024 The tasks of systems and network telemetry are vital for effective operations and management of HPC and distributed computing systems by offering comprehensive measurement and analysis capabilities to provide visibility into what is occurring at any time. The tasks will be significantly complicated with the greater complexity of computing systems, increasing network speed, and the newly introduced mobile and IoT devices. Such changes will render the existing telemetry and analysis techniques outdated, and more scalable techniques may be in place for data-driven and deeper data analysis. In addition to the quantitative and qualitative challenges, data pressure in systems and networks also comes from various sources such as sensors, computing systems, networking and security devices, and other emerging computing elements speaking with different syntax and semantics, which makes organizing and incorporating the generated data difficult for extensive analysis. This workshop aims at bridging the systems and network measurement and the latest advances in artificial intelligence and data science technologies to advance the performance and reliability of HPC and distributed systems. New analysis techniques are needed in the modern world from the diverse angles of systems/network performance, availability, and security. For example, real-time streaming analytics algorithms and methods need to be explored for estimating network performance and summarizing the traffic variables to capture the network activities due to the network bandwidth increase. Multivariate analysis of telemetric variables may provide an intuitive, comprehensive view of the systems and network dynamics. New logging techniques are also needed with the latest developments in storage and archival technologies. In addition, many applications in this area may need to address the application-specific requirements and challenges. This workshop intends to share visions of investigating new approaches and methods at the intersection of data sciences and HPC/distributed computing systems. Topics of Interest (but not limited to) • Systems and network measurement, analysis, and summarization • Data-driven, multivariate, streaming-based data processing • Scalable distributed and federated machine learning • Performance modeling, analysis, and optimization • Cybersecurity, forensics, privacy, and anonymization • Intelligent workflow, visualization, and applications • Smart instruments, edge/fog-systems, and IoTs • Wireless, sensor, 5G/6G networks measurement and analysis • Software/Knowledge-Defined-* technologies • Advances in network and storage technologies • Design and evaluation of HPC and distributed systems • Best practices and implementations tied to systems/network data analysis Submission Guidelines All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Authors are invited to submit either a full (max 8 pages) paper or a short/work-in-progress (max 5 pages) paper. Papers will be peer-reviewed, and accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings as part of the ACM digital library. Submission link: https://snta24.hotcrp.com/paper/new Important Dates • Submission deadline: March 1, 2024 • Author notification: April 1, 2024 • Camera-ready deadline: April 18, 2024 • Workshop: June 3-4, 2024 Program Committee • Mohammed Abuhamad, Loyola University Chicago, USA • Stergios Anastasiadis, University of Ioannina, Greece • Engin Arslan, University of Nevada at Reno, USA • Sang-Yoon Chang, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA • Ming-Hung Chen, IBM, USA • Chunglae Cho, ETRI, Korea • Italo Epicoco, University of Salento, Italy • Wenjun Fan, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China • In Kee Kim, University of Georgia, USA • Alina Lazar, Youngstown State University, USA • Chul-Ho Lee, Texas State University, USA • Dongeun Lee, Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA • Che-Rung Lee, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan • Kwangsung Oh, University of Nebraska Omaha, USA • Amir H. Payberah, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden • Marco Pulimeno, University of Salento, Italy • Thomas Ropars, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, France • Alex Sim, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA • Houjun Tang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA • K. John Wu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA Organizing Committee • Massimo Cafaro, University of Salento, Italy • Eric Chan-Tin, Loyola University Chicago, USA • Jerry Chou, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan • Jinoh Kim, Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA Keynote Speaker (TBD) Publication Papers will be peer-reviewed, and accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings as part of the ACM digital library. Venue The conference will be held in conjunction with ACM HPDC 2024. Contact All questions about submissions should be emailed to SNTA.help(a)gmail.com. -- ************************************************************************************** Prof. Massimo Cafaro, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Parallel Algorithms and Data Mining & Machine Learning Head of HPC Lab https://hpc-lab.unisalento.it Director of Master in Applied Data Science Department of Engineering for Innovation University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Via per Monteroni 73100 Lecce, Italy Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371 Web https://www.massimocafaro.it Web https://www.unisalento.it/people/massimo.cafaro E-mail massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it E-mail cafaro(a)ieee.org E-mail cafaro(a)acm.org INGV National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology Via di Vigna Murata 605 Roma CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Via Augusto Imperatore, 16 - 73100 Lecce massimo.cafaro(a)cmcc.it The sum of the intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing. ************************************************************************************** --

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Ada-Europe conference - 31 Jan Journal Track Extended Deadline
by Dirk.Craeynest＠cs.kuleuven.be 08 Jan '24

08 Jan '24

----------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATED Call for Contributions 28th Ada-Europe International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies (AEiC 2024) 11-14 June 2024, Barcelona, Spain www.ada-europe.org/conference2024 *** Journal track deadline EXTENDED to 31 January 2024 *** *** Other submissions by 26 February 2024 *** Organized by Ada-Europe and Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), in cooperation with ACM SIGAda, ACM SIGBED, ACM SIGPLAN, and Ada Resource Association (ARA) #AEiC2024 #AdaEurope #AdaProgramming ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *** General Information The 28th Ada-Europe International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies (AEiC 2024) will take place in Barcelona, Spain. AEiC is a leading international forum for providers, practitioners, and researchers in reliable software technologies. The conference presentations will illustrate current work in the theory and practice of the design, development, and maintenance of long-lived, high-quality software systems for a challenging variety of application domains. The program will also include keynotes, Q&A and discussion sessions, and social events. Participants include practitioners and researchers from industry, academia, and government organizations active in the development of reliable software technologies. The topics of interest for the conference include but are not limited to (more specific topics are described on the conference web page): * Formal and Model-Based Engineering of Critical Systems; * High-Integrity Systems and Reliability; * AI for High-Integrity Systems Engineering; * Real-Time Systems; * Ada Language; * Applications in Relevant Domains. The conference comprises different tracks and co-located events: * Journal track papers present research advances supported by solid theoretical foundation and thorough evaluation. * Industrial track contributions highlight industrial open challenges and/or the practitioners' side of a relevant case study or industrial project. * Work-in-progress track papers illustrate novel research ideas that are still at an initial stage, between conception and first prototype. * Tutorials guide attenders through a hands-on familiarization with innovative developments or with useful features related to reliable software. * Workshops provide discussion forums on themes related to the conference topics. * Vendor presentations and exhibitions allow for companies to showcase their latest products and services. *** Important Dates 31 January 2024 EXTENDED submission deadline for journal track papers 26 February 2024 Deadline for submission of industrial track papers, work-in-progress papers, tutorial and workshop proposals 22 March 2024 First round notification for journal track papers, and notification of acceptance for all other types of submissions 11-14 June 2024 Conference *** Call for Journal Track Submissions Following a journal-first model, this edition of the conference includes a journal track, which seeks original and high-quality papers that describe mature research work on the conference topics. Accepted journal track papers will be published in a Special Issue of Elsevier JSA - the Journal of Systems Architecture (Q1 ranked, CiteScore 8.5, impact factor 4.5). Accordingly, the conference is listed as "Journal Published" in the latest update of the CORE Conference Ranking released in August 2023. Contributions must be submitted by 31 January 2024. Submissions should be made online at https://www.editorialmanager.com/jsa/, selecting the "Ada-Europe AEiC 2024" option (submission page open from 15 November 2023) as article type of the paper. General information for submitting to the JSA can be found at the Journal of Systems Architecture website. JSA has adopted the Virtual Special Issue model to speed up the publication process, where Special Issue papers are published in regular issues, but marked as SI papers. Acceptance decisions are made on a rolling basis. Therefore, authors are encouraged to submit papers early, and need not wait until the submission deadline. Authors who have successfully passed the first round of review will be invited to present their work at the conference. The abstract of the accepted contributions will be included in the conference booklet. The Ada-Europe organization will waive the Open Access fees for the first four accepted papers (whose authors do not already enjoy Open Access agreements). Subsequent papers will follow JSA regular publishing track. Prospective authors may direct all enquiries regarding this track to the corresponding chairs, Bjorn Andersson (baandersson(a)sei.cmu.edu) and Luis Miguel Pinho (lmp(a)isep.ipp.pt) *** Call for Industrial Track Submissions The conference seeks industrial practitioner presentations that deliver insight on the challenges of developing reliable software. Especially welcome kinds of submissions are listed on the conference website. Given their applied nature, such contributions will be subject to a dedicated practitioner-peer review process. Interested authors shall submit a 1-to-2 pages abstract, by 26 February 2024, via EasyChair at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=aeic2024, selecting the "Industrial Track". The format for submission is strictly in PDF, following the Ada User Journal style. Templates are available at http://www.ada-europe.org/auj/guide. The abstract of the accepted contributions will be included in the conference booklet. The corresponding authors will get a presentation slot in the prime-time technical program of the conference and will also be invited to expand their contributions into full-fledged articles for publication in the Ada User Journal, which will form the proceedings of the industrial track of the Conference. Prospective authors may direct all enquiries regarding this track to its chairs Luciana Provenzano (luciana.provenzano(a)mdu.se) and Michael Pressler (Michael.Pressler(a)de.bosch.com) *** Call for Work-in-Progress Track Submissions The work-in-progress track seeks two kinds of submissions: (a) ongoing research and (b) early-stage ideas. Ongoing research submissions are 4-page papers describing research results that are not mature enough to be submitted to the journal track. Early-stage ideas are 1-page papers that pitch new research directions that fall within the scope of the conference. Both kinds of submissions must be original and shall undergo anonymous peer review. Submissions by recent MSc graduates and PhD students are especially sought. Authors shall submit their work by 26 February 2024, via EasyChair at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=aeic2024, selecting the "Work-in-Progress Track". The format for submission is strictly in PDF, following the Ada User Journal style. Templates are available at http://www.ada-europe.org/auj/guide. The abstract of the accepted contributions will be included in the conference booklet. The corresponding authors will get a presentation slot in the prime-time technical program of the conference and will also be offered the opportunity to expand their contributions into 4-page articles for publication in the Ada User Journal, which will form the proceedings of the WiP track of the Conference. Prospective authors may direct all enquiries regarding this track to the corresponding chairs Alejandro R. Mosteo (amosteo(a)unizar.es) and Ruben Martins (rubenm(a)andrew.cmu.edu) *** Awards The organization will offer an honorary award for the best technical presentation, to be announced in the closing session of the conference. *** Call for Tutorials The conference seeks tutorials in the form of educational seminars on themes falling within the conference scope, with an academic or practitioner slant, including hands-on or practical elements. Tutorial proposals shall include a title, an abstract, a description of the topic, an outline of the presentation, the proposed duration (half-day or full-day), the intended level of the contents (introductory, intermediate, or advanced), and a statement motivating attendance. Tutorial proposals shall be submitted at any time but no later than the 26 February 2024 to the respective chair Maria A. Serrano (maria.serrano(a)nearbycomputing.com) with subject line: "[AEiC 2024: tutorial proposal]". Once submitted, each tutorial proposal will be evaluated by the conference organizers as soon as possible, with decisions from January 1st. The authors of accepted full-day tutorials will receive a complimentary conference registration, halved for half-day tutorials. The Ada User Journal will offer space for the publication of summaries of the accepted tutorials. *** Call for Workshops The conference welcomes satellite workshops centred on themes that fall within the conference scope. Proposals may be submitted for half- or full-day events, to be scheduled at either end of the AEiC conference. Workshop organizers shall also commit to producing the proceedings of the event, for publication in the Ada User Journal. Workshop proposals shall be submitted at any time but no later than the 26 February 2024 to the respective chair Sergio Saez (ssaez(a)disca.upv.es) with subject line: "[AEiC 2024: workshop proposal]". Once submitted, each workshop proposal will be evaluated by the conference organizers as soon as possible, with decisions from January 1st. *** Academic Listing The Journal of Systems Architecture, publication venue of the journal track proceedings of the conference, is Q1 ranked, with CiteScore 8.5 and Impact Factor 4.5. The Ada User Journal, venue of all other technical proceedings of the conference, is indexed by Scopus and by EBSCOhost in the Academic Search Ultimate database. *** Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors The conference will include a vendor and technology exhibition with the option of a 20 minutes presentation as part of the conference program. Interested providers should direct inquiries to the Exhibition & Sponsorship Chair Ahlan Marriot (ahlan(a)ada-switzerland.ch) *** Venue The conference will take place in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona is a major cultural, economic, and financial centre, known for its architecture, culture, and Mediterranean atmosphere, a hub for technology and innovation. There's plenty to see and visit in Barcelona, so plan in advance! *** Organizing Committee - Conference Chair Sara Royuela, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain sara.royuela(a)bsc.es - Journal Track Chairs Bjorn Andersson, Carnegie Mellon University, USA baandersson(a)sei.cmu.edu Luis Miguel Pinho, ISEP & INESC TEC, Portugal lmp(a)isep.ipp.pt - Industrial Track Chairs Luciana Provenzano, Mälardalen University, Sweden luciana.provenzano(a)mdu.se Michael Pressler, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany Michael.Pressler(a)de.bosch.com - Work-In-Progress Track Chairs Alejandro R. Mosteo, CUD Zaragoza, Spain amosteo(a)unizar.es Ruben Martins, Carnegie Mellon University, USA rubenm(a)andrew.cmu.edu - Tutorial Chair Maria A. Serrano, NearbyComputing, Spain maria.serrano(a)nearbycomputing.com - Workshop Chair Sergio Saez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain ssaez(a)disca.upv.es - Exhibition & Sponsorship Chair Ahlan Marriott, White Elephant GmbH, Switzerland ahlan(a)Ada-Switzerland.ch - Publicity Chair Dirk Craeynest, Ada-Belgium & KU Leuven, Belgium Dirk.Craeynest(a)cs.kuleuven.be - Webmaster Hai Nam Tran, University of Brest, France hai-nam.tran(a)univ-brest.fr - Local Chair Nuria Sirvent, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain nuria.sirvent(a)bsc.es *** Journal Track Committee Al Mok, University of Texas at Austin, USA Alejandro Mosteo, CUD Zaragoza, Spain Alwyn Godloe, NASA, USA António Casimiro, University of Lisbon, Portugal Barbara Gallina, Mälardalen University, Sweden Bernd Burgstaller, Yonsei University, South Korea C. Michael Holloway, NASA, USA Cristina Seceleanu, Mälardalen University, Sweden Doug Schmidt, Vanderbilt University, USA Frank Singhoff, University of Brest, FR George Lima, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil Isaac Amundson, Rockwell Collins, USA Jérôme Hugues, CMU/SEI, USA José Cruz, Lockeed Martin, USA Kristoffer Nyborg Gregertsen, SINTEF Digital, Norway Laurent Pautet, Telecom ParisTech, France Leonidas Kosmidis, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain Mario Aldea Rivas, University of Cantabria, Spain Matthias Becker, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Patricia López Martínez, University of Cantabria, Spain Sara Royuela, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain Sergio Sáez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain Tucker Taft, AdaCore, USA Tullio Vardanega, University of Padua, Italy Xiaotian Dai, University of York, England *** Industrial Track Committee Aida Causevic, Alstom, Sweden Alexander Viehl, Research Center for Information Technology, Germany Ana Rodríguez, Silver Atena, Spain Aurora Agar, NATO, Netherlands Behnaz Pourmohseni, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany Claire Dross, AdaCore, France Elena Lisova, Volvo CE, Sweden Enricco Mezzeti, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain Federico Aromolo, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy Helder Silva, Edisoft, Portugal Hugo Torres Vieira, Evidence Srl, Italy Irune Agirre, Ikerlan, Spain Jordi Cardona, Rapita Systems, Spain José Ruiz, AdaCore, France Joyce Tokar, Raytheon, USA Luciana Alvite, Alstom, Germany Marco Panunzio, Thales Alenia Space, France Patricia Balbastre Betoret, Valencia Polytechnic University, Spain Philippe Waroquiers, Eurocontrol NMD, Belgium Raúl de la Cruz, Collins Aerospace, Ireland Santiago Urueña, GMV, Spain Stef Van Vlierberghe, Eurocontrol NMD, Belgium *** Work-in-Progress Track Committee Alan Oliveira, University of Lisbon, Portugal J. Javier Gutiérrez, University of Cantabria, Spain Jérémie Guiochet, LAAS-CNRS, France Kalinka Branco, University of São Paulo, Brazil Katherine Kosaian, University of Iowa, USA Kevin Cheang, AWS, USA Kristin Yvonne Rozier, Iowa State University, USA Leandro Buss Becker, University of Manchester, UK Li-Pin Chang, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Mathias Preiner, Stanford University, USA Raffaele Romagnoli, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Robert Kaiser, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Germany Sara Abbaspour, Mälardalen University, Sweden Sergi Alcaide, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain Simona Bernardi, Unizar, Spain Stefan Mitsch, School of Computing at DePaul University, USA Teresa Lázaro, Aragon's Institute of Technology, Spain Tiago Carvalho, ISEP, Portugal Yannick Moy, AdaCore, France *** Previous Editions Ada-Europe organizes annual international conferences since the early 80's. This is the 28th event in the Reliable Software Technologies series, previous ones being held at Montreux, Switzerland ('96), London, UK ('97), Uppsala, Sweden ('98), Santander, Spain ('99), Potsdam, Germany ('00), Leuven, Belgium ('01), Vienna, Austria ('02), Toulouse, France ('03), Palma de Mallorca, Spain ('04), York, UK ('05), Porto, Portugal ('06), Geneva, Switzerland ('07), Venice, Italy ('08), Brest, France ('09), Valencia, Spain ('10), Edinburgh, UK ('11), Stockholm, Sweden ('12), Berlin, Germany ('13), Paris, France ('14), Madrid, Spain ('15), Pisa, Italy ('16), Vienna, Austria ('17), Lisbon, Portugal ('18), Warsaw, Poland ('19), online from Santander, Spain ('21), Ghent, Belgium ('22), and Lisbon, Portugal ('23). Information on previous editions of the conference can be found at www.ada-europe.org/confs/ae. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement. Please circulate widely. Dirk Craeynest, AEiC 2024 Publicity Chair Dirk.Craeynest(a)cs.kuleuven.be * 28th Ada-Europe Int. Conf. Reliable Software Technologies (AEiC 2024) * June 11-14, 2024, Barcelona, Spain, www.ada-europe.org/conference2024

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CFP: IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (IEEE CLOUD 2024)
by Bahman Javadi 08 Jan '24

08 Jan '24

IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (IEEE CLOUD 2024) July 7-13, 2024, Shenzhen, Chinahttps://cloud.conferences.computer.org/2024 IEEE CLOUD is the flagship conference focusing on innovative cloud computing across all " Everything as a service" paradigms (XaaS). This includes modeling, designing, developing, publishing, monitoring, managing, operating, delivering, and scaling XaaS offerings from the cloud to the edge. The conference is a prime international forum for researchers, academics, businesses, industry, and standard bodies to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of cloud computing, identify emerging research topics, and define the future of cloud computing. IEEE CLOUD 2024 invites original papers addressing all aspects of cloud computing infrastructure, applications, and business innovations. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: Cloud and AI * Cloud Computing for AI (LLMs, distributed machine learning, federated learning, etc.) * AI for the Cloud (predictive analysis, anomaly detection, automation for load balancing, remediation, and migration) * Use of Cloud to Improve AI Research and Deployment and Automation for Remediation & Mitigation * Observability, Transparency, and Reproducibility Infrastructure * Cloud Computing Systems and Data Center Architectures * Cloud-Centric Network Architectures (SDN, NFV, etc) * Cloud-Native Programming Models (Serverless, Microservices, Containers, etc.) * Virtualization, Containers, and Virtual Machines * Cloud Storage * Multi-Tenancy in the Cloud * Edge and Fog Computing Infrastructure * Internet-of-Things Infrastructure and Cyber-Physical Systems Cloud-based Applications * Large-Scale Cloud Applications * Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and LLM Applications * Distributed Ledger Applications * IoT Applications * Mobile Applications * Digital Twins & Metaverse Applications Cloud Management and Operations * Hybrid-Cloud Integration * Multi-Cloud Environments * Inter-Cloud Inoperability * Distributed and Parallel Query Processing * Resource Management * Cloud Metering and Monitoring * Energy Efficiency, Sustainability, and Management * Fault Tolerance, High availability, and Reliability * Cloud Service Adaptation and Automation * Cloud Federation, Service Composition * Sustainable Cloud Computing Cloud Security * Confidential Cloud Computing and Trusted Cloud Environments * Access Control, Authorization, and Authentication * Assurance, Audit, Certification, Compliance * Privacy-aware Data Management * Cross Data Center and Data Management Cloud Economics * Cloud Strategy for Enterprise Business Transformation * Cloud Service Level Agreement (SLAs) * Economics and Business Models for XaaS * Cloud Quality Management * Cloud ROI Analysis, Cost, and Pricing * Cross Cloud Data Market and Trading Cloud Service Delivery * Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) * Platform as a Service (PaaS) * Function as a Service (FaaS) * Software as a Service (SaaS) * Network / Storage as a Service * Machine Learning as a Service * LLM as a Service Cloud Computing Paradigms * Quantum Cloud Computing * Sky Computing * Edge Cloud Computing * Mobile Cloud Computing * Satellite Cloud Computing * Computing Continuum and Edge-Cloud-HPC Federation IMPORTANT DATES (ANYWHERE ON EARTH) December 1, 2023: Easy Chair open for submissions March 17, 2024: Deadline to register papers March 24, 2024: Deadline for final submissions May 6, 2024: Acceptance notifications July 7-13, 2024: SERVICES Congress in Shenzhen, China MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION Please visit theĸInformation for Authors pageĸon the Congress website for manuscript guidelines: https://services.conferences.computer.org/2024/info-for-authors GENERAL CHAIRS Tevfik Kosar, University at Buffalo Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran, Kyndryl Shangguang Wang, BUPT PROGRAM CHAIRS Xuanzhe Liu, Peking University Seetharami Seelam, IBM Research, Yorktown Santonu Sarkar, Birla Institute of Technology & Science PUBLICITY CHAIRS Nicola Bena, University of Milan Bahman Javadi, Western Sydney University Xuan Lu, University of Arizona Madhumita Phukan, Tech Mahindra Carlos Westphall, Federal University of Santa Catarina Zaipeng Xie, Hohai University

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AI, Big Data and Blockchain 2024 - Call for Papers
by MobiWIS Conference 07 Jan '24

07 Jan '24

------------------------ Call for Papers ----------------------------- The 5th Joint International Conference on AI, Big Data and Blockchain (ABB 2024) Hybrid Event, Vienna, Austria 19-21 Aug 2024 http://www.ficloud.org/abb2024/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the associated machine & deep learning models, methods, tools and techniques have increasingly been used for developing autonomous and intelligent systems which can revolutionize industrial and commercial applications in various fields such as online commerce, intelligent transportation, healthcare and medicine, security, manufacturing, education, games, and various other industrial applications. All such fields produce and consume massive amount of big data, which include, for example, online commerce data (marketing data, customer reviews, customer relationship), transportation data (road sensors, cameras, GPS), and data about healthcare, social media, and various other applications. Deep learning techniques and big data techniques yield useful outputs in predicting, discovering and acquiring insights and deeper knowledge about events for better and efficient decision making. The groundbreaking technology of blockchain technology also enable decentralization, immutability, and transparency of data and applications. It has been exploited in modern research and industrial domains in order to achieve high level of trust, security and reliable execution of applications and data which are shared across a network of computers. The joint international conference on AI, Big Data and Blockcain aims to enable synergy between these areas and to provide a leading forum for researchers, developers, practitioners, and professional from public sectors and industries in order to meet and share latest solutions and ideas in solving cutting edge problems in modern information society and economy. The conference focuses on specific challenges in AI, big data and blockchain. Topics of interest include (but not limited to): - Deep/Machine learning based models - Statistical models and learning - Data analysis, insights and hidden pattern - Data analysis and decision making - Data wrangling, munching and cleaning - Data integration and fusion - Data visualization - Data and information quality - Security threat detection - Visualizing security threats - Enhancing privacy and trust - Data mining; Information extraction; - Sentiment analysis - Data classification and clustering - Knowledge acquisition and learning - Clustering, classification and regression - Supervised and unsupervised learning - Blockain security and trust - Blockchain data management - Data & application reliability - Blockchain and data distribution - Blockain and finacial transactions - Blockchain and Bitcoin applications - Blockain and NoSQL databases - Protocols for blockchain - Cryptography, Cryptocurrency - Fraud detection and prevention - Blockchain and Internet of Things - Scalability of blockchains Application areas: - Finance, business and retail - Intelligent transportation - Healthcare and clinical decision support - Bioinformatics and biomedical informatics - Computer vision - Human activity recognition - Cybersecurity - Natural language processing - Recommender systems - Social media and networks Important Dates: Submission Deadline: 11 March 2024 Authors Notification: 25 May 2024 Final Manuscript Due: 15 June 2024 Paper Submission: Papers must be written in English. Full papers should be limited to 12 pages. Short papers should be limited to 8 pages. Papers must be formatted in Springer's format. See Information for Authors of Springer Proceedings ( https://www.springer.com/us/authors-editors/conference-proceedings/conferen… ). All papers accepted for this conference are peer-reviewed and are planned to be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems series. Submitted research papers may not overlap with papers that have already been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceeding Submission:of papers are done through the EasyChair submission system. See conference website for further details.

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FiCloud 2024 Conference - Call for Papers
by MobiWIS Conference 07 Jan '24

07 Jan '24

----------------------Call for Papers ------------------------------- The 11th International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud 2024) Vienna, Austria [Hybrid] 19-21 August 2024 http://www.ficloud.org/2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Internet of Things (IoT) vision is to provide a dynamic and global network infrastructure which is characterized by intelligent and self configuring capabilities. IoT is considered as an integral part of the future Internet. It is based on interoperable communication protocols in order to enable the interaction and integration of virtual as well as physical Things such as computers, smart devices, sensors, cars, refrigerators, food packages, medicines, etc. Things can be seamlessly integrated into the information network and interaction can be made through the provision of intelligent interfaces. In not so distant future, IoT will be forcing its way into every aspect of our lives and technologies including smart homes, smart cities, environment and nature, green energy, food, medicine, automotive, aerospace and aviation, telecommunication, and so on. IoT is generally characterized by real world and small Things, limited capacity, constrained devices and the consequential issues such as less reliability, security and privacy. Cloud computing on the other hand deals mainly with virtual world and has unlimited capabilities in terms of storage and processing power. Thus cloud and IoT are the main complementary aspects of the future Internet. IoT can benefit from the unlimited capabilities and resources of cloud computing. Similarly, cloud can benefit from IoT by extending its scope to deal with real world things in a more distributed and dynamic manner. The theme of this conference is to promote the state of the art in scientific and practical research of the IoT and cloud computing. It provides a forum for bringing together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and public sector in an effort to present their research work and share research and development ideas in the area of IoT and cloud computing. CONFERENCE TRACKS: - Software Models and Services - Big Data in Cloud and IoT - Security, Privacy and Trust - Context-aware Systems - Networking and Communication Protocols - Performance Modelling and Evaluation - AI and Machine Learning - Energy Efficiency - Cloud and IoT Continuum - Fog and Edge Computing - Industry Track Important Dates: Submission Deadline: 11 March 2024 Authors Notification: 25 May 2024 Final Manuscript Due: 15 June 2024 Paper submission and Publication: Authors are requested to submit papers reporting original research results and experience. The page limit for full papers is 8 pages and for short papers is 6 pages. Papers should be prepared using IEEE two-column template. See instructions on the conference website link (given above). All papers accepted for this conference are planned to be published in the conference proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Service (CPS). The proceedings will be submitted to the IEEE-Xplore and the IEEE Computer Society (CSDL) digital libraries. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing through IEE INSPEC, EI (Compendex), Thomson ISI, and other indexing services. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for special issues in international journals. For paper submission please, see the conference website.

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MobiWis 2024 Conference - Call for Papers
by MobiWIS Conference 07 Jan '24

07 Jan '24

------------------------ Call for Papers----------------------------- The 20the International Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems (MobiWis 2024) Hybrid Event, Vienna, Austria 19-21 Aug 2024 http://www.mobiwis.org/2024/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The areas of the Web, mobile technologies, and information systems have been following a continuous and steady development over a number of years through the innovative research and practices of researchers, developers and practitioners from academia, industry, governmental and scientific organizations. The International Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems (MobiWis) aims to enable synergy between these areas and provides the premier venue to present and discuss latest research and developments related to research issues of the mobile web and the engineering of intelligent and innovative mobile systems and services. The conference comprises a set of carefully selected tracks that focus on the particular challenges regarding mobile Web and intelligent information systems. Topics of conference include (but not limited to): Conference Tracks: - Smart and Intelligent Systems - Software Design and Development - Middleware and SOA - Pervasive and Ubiquitous Applications - Data management - Security, Trust and Privacy - Mobile Commerce and Services - Transforming Technology - HCI in Mobile Applications - Context & Location-aware Services - Network and Communication - Industrial Applications and Demos Important Dates: Submission Deadline: 11 March 2024 Authors Notification: 25 May 2024 Final Manuscript Due: 15 June 2024 Submission Instructions: Full papers must be in English and must not exceed 12 pages. Short papers should be limited to 8 pages. Papers should be formatted in Springer's LNCS format. See submission instructions on the conference website. Publication: All accepted papers are planned to be included in the conference proceedings published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. For each accepted paper, at least one author must register for the conference and present the paper. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for a special issues in international journals (see conference website). Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series is indexed by the ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S), included in ISI Web of Science, EI Engineering Index (Compendex and Inspec databases), ACM Digital Library, dblp, Google Scholar, Scopus, etc. See LNCS - Information on Abstracting and Indexing ( http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-1068921-0)

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Ada-Europe Conference - 2nd Call for Contributions - AEiC 2024
by Dirk.Craeynest＠cs.kuleuven.be 04 Dec '23

04 Dec '23

----------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATED Call for Contributions 28th Ada-Europe International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies (AEiC 2024) 11-14 June 2024, Barcelona, Spain www.ada-europe.org/conference2024 *** Journal track submissions by 15 January 2024 *** *** Other submissions by 26 February 2024 *** Organized by Ada-Europe and Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), in cooperation with ACM SIGAda, ACM SIGBED, ACM SIGPLAN, and Ada Resource Association (ARA) #AEiC2024 #AdaEurope #AdaProgramming ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *** General Information The 28th Ada-Europe International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies (AEiC 2024) will take place in Barcelona, Spain. AEiC is a leading international forum for providers, practitioners, and researchers in reliable software technologies. The conference presentations will illustrate current work in the theory and practice of the design, development, and maintenance of long-lived, high-quality software systems for a challenging variety of application domains. The program will also include keynotes, Q&A and discussion sessions, and social events. Participants include practitioners and researchers from industry, academia, and government organizations active in the development of reliable software technologies. The topics of interest for the conference include but are not limited to (more specific topics are described on the conference web page): * Formal and Model-Based Engineering of Critical Systems; * High-Integrity Systems and Reliability; * AI for High-Integrity Systems Engineering; * Real-Time Systems; * Ada Language; * Applications in Relevant Domains. The conference comprises different tracks and co-located events: * Journal track papers present research advances supported by solid theoretical foundation and thorough evaluation. * Industrial track contributions highlight industrial open challenges and/or the practitioners' side of a relevant case study or industrial project. * Work-in-progress track papers illustrate novel research ideas that are still at an initial stage, between conception and first prototype. * Tutorials guide attenders through a hands-on familiarization with innovative developments or with useful features related to reliable software. * Workshops provide discussion forums on themes related to the conference topics. * Vendor presentations and exhibitions allow for companies to showcase their latest products and services. *** Important Dates 15 January 2024 Deadline for submission of journal track papers 26 February 2024 Deadline for submission of industrial track papers, work-in-progress papers, tutorial and workshop proposals 22 March 2024 First round notification for journal track papers, and notification of acceptance for all other types of submissions 11-14 June 2024 Conference *** Call for Journal Track Submissions Following a journal-first model, this edition of the conference includes a journal track, which seeks original and high-quality papers that describe mature research work on the conference topics. Accepted journal track papers will be published in a Special Issue of Elsevier JSA - the Journal of Systems Architecture (Q1 ranked, CiteScore 8.5, impact factor 4.5). Accordingly, the conference is listed as "Journal Published" in the latest update of the CORE Conference Ranking released in August 2023. Contributions must be submitted by 15 January 2024. Submissions should be made online at https://www.editorialmanager.com/jsa/, selecting the "Ada-Europe AEiC 2024" option (submission page open from 15 November 2023) as article type of the paper. General information for submitting to the JSA can be found at the Journal of Systems Architecture website. JSA has adopted the Virtual Special Issue model to speed up the publication process, where Special Issue papers are published in regular issues, but marked as SI papers. Acceptance decisions are made on a rolling basis. Therefore, authors are encouraged to submit papers early, and need not wait until the submission deadline. Authors who have successfully passed the first round of review will be invited to present their work at the conference. The abstract of the accepted contributions will be included in the conference booklet. The Ada-Europe organization will waive the Open Access fees for the first four accepted papers (whose authors do not already enjoy Open Access agreements). Subsequent papers will follow JSA regular publishing track. Prospective authors may direct all enquiries regarding this track to the corresponding chairs, Bjorn Andersson (baandersson(a)sei.cmu.edu) and Luis Miguel Pinho (lmp(a)isep.ipp.pt) *** Call for Industrial Track Submissions The conference seeks industrial practitioner presentations that deliver insight on the challenges of developing reliable software. Especially welcome kinds of submissions are listed on the conference website. Given their applied nature, such contributions will be subject to a dedicated practitioner-peer review process. Interested authors shall submit a 1-to-2 pages abstract, by 26 February 2024, via EasyChair at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=aeic2024, selecting the "Industrial Track". The format for submission is strictly in PDF, following the Ada User Journal style. Templates are available at http://www.ada-europe.org/auj/guide. The abstract of the accepted contributions will be included in the conference booklet. The corresponding authors will get a presentation slot in the prime-time technical program of the conference and will also be invited to expand their contributions into full-fledged articles for publication in the Ada User Journal, which will form the proceedings of the industrial track of the Conference. Prospective authors may direct all enquiries regarding this track to its chairs Luciana Provenzano (luciana.provenzano(a)mdu.se) and Michael Pressler (Michael.Pressler(a)de.bosch.com) *** Call for Work-in-Progress Track Submissions The work-in-progress track seeks two kinds of submissions: (a) ongoing research and (b) early-stage ideas. Ongoing research submissions are 4-page papers describing research results that are not mature enough to be submitted to the journal track. Early-stage ideas are 1-page papers that pitch new research directions that fall within the scope of the conference. Both kinds of submissions must be original and shall undergo anonymous peer review. Submissions by recent MSc graduates and PhD students are especially sought. Authors shall submit their work by 26 February 2024, via EasyChair at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=aeic2024, selecting the "Work-in-Progress Track". The format for submission is strictly in PDF, following the Ada User Journal style. Templates are available at http://www.ada-europe.org/auj/guide. The abstract of the accepted contributions will be included in the conference booklet. The corresponding authors will get a presentation slot in the prime-time technical program of the conference and will also be offered the opportunity to expand their contributions into 4-page articles for publication in the Ada User Journal, which will form the proceedings of the WiP track of the Conference. Prospective authors may direct all enquiries regarding this track to the corresponding chairs Alejandro R. Mosteo (amosteo(a)unizar.es) and Ruben Martins (rubenm(a)andrew.cmu.edu) *** Awards The organization will offer an honorary award for the best technical presentation, to be announced in the closing session of the conference. *** Call for Tutorials The conference seeks tutorials in the form of educational seminars on themes falling within the conference scope, with an academic or practitioner slant, including hands-on or practical elements. Tutorial proposals shall include a title, an abstract, a description of the topic, an outline of the presentation, the proposed duration (half-day or full-day), the intended level of the contents (introductory, intermediate, or advanced), and a statement motivating attendance. Tutorial proposals shall be submitted at any time but no later than the 26 February 2024 to the respective chair Maria A. Serrano (maria.serrano(a)nearbycomputing.com) with subject line: "[AEiC 2024: tutorial proposal]". Once submitted, each tutorial proposal will be evaluated by the conference organizers as soon as possible, with decisions from January 1st. The authors of accepted full-day tutorials will receive a complimentary conference registration, halved for half-day tutorials. The Ada User Journal will offer space for the publication of summaries of the accepted tutorials. *** Call for Workshops The conference welcomes satellite workshops centred on themes that fall within the conference scope. Proposals may be submitted for half- or full-day events, to be scheduled at either end of the AEiC conference. Workshop organizers shall also commit to producing the proceedings of the event, for publication in the Ada User Journal. Workshop proposals shall be submitted at any time but no later than the 26 February 2024 to the respective chair Sergio Saez (ssaez(a)disca.upv.es) with subject line: "[AEiC 2024: workshop proposal]". Once submitted, each workshop proposal will be evaluated by the conference organizers as soon as possible, with decisions from January 1st. *** Academic Listing The Journal of Systems Architecture, publication venue of the journal track proceedings of the conference, is Q1 ranked, with CiteScore 8.5 and Impact Factor 4.5. The Ada User Journal, venue of all other technical proceedings of the conference, is indexed by Scopus and by EBSCOhost in the Academic Search Ultimate database. *** Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors The conference will include a vendor and technology exhibition with the option of a 20 minutes presentation as part of the conference program. Interested providers should direct inquiries to the Exhibition & Sponsorship Chair Ahlan Marriot (ahlan(a)ada-switzerland.ch) *** Venue The conference will take place in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona is a major cultural, economic, and financial centre, known for its architecture, culture, and Mediterranean atmosphere, a hub for technology and innovation. There's plenty to see and visit in Barcelona, so plan in advance! *** Organizing Committee - Conference Chair Sara Royuela, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain sara.royuela(a)bsc.es - Journal Track Chairs Bjorn Andersson, Carnegie Mellon University, USA baandersson(a)sei.cmu.edu Luis Miguel Pinho, ISEP & INESC TEC, Portugal lmp(a)isep.ipp.pt - Industrial Track Chairs Luciana Provenzano, Mälardalen University, Sweden luciana.provenzano(a)mdu.se Michael Pressler, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany Michael.Pressler(a)de.bosch.com - Work-In-Progress Track Chairs Alejandro R. Mosteo, CUD Zaragoza, Spain amosteo(a)unizar.es Ruben Martins, Carnegie Mellon University, USA rubenm(a)andrew.cmu.edu - Tutorial Chair Maria A. Serrano, NearbyComputing, Spain maria.serrano(a)nearbycomputing.com - Workshop Chair Sergio Saez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain ssaez(a)disca.upv.es - Exhibition & Sponsorship Chair Ahlan Marriott, White Elephant GmbH, Switzerland ahlan(a)Ada-Switzerland.ch - Publicity Chair Dirk Craeynest, Ada-Belgium & KU Leuven, Belgium Dirk.Craeynest(a)cs.kuleuven.be - Webmaster Hai Nam Tran, University of Brest, France hai-nam.tran(a)univ-brest.fr - Local Chair Nuria Sirvent, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain nuria.sirvent(a)bsc.es *** Journal Track Committee Al Mok, University of Texas at Austin, USA Alejandro Mosteo, CUD Zaragoza, Spain Alwyn Godloe, NASA, USA António Casimiro, University of Lisbon, Portugal Barbara Gallina, Mälardalen University, Sweden Bernd Burgstaller, Yonsei University, South Korea C. Michael Holloway, NASA, USA Cristina Seceleanu, Mälardalen University, Sweden Doug Schmidt, Vanderbilt University, USA Frank Singhoff, University of Brest, FR George Lima, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil Isaac Amundson, Rockwell Collins, USA Jérôme Hugues, CMU/SEI, USA José Cruz, Lockeed Martin, USA Kristoffer Nyborg Gregertsen, SINTEF Digital, Norway Laurent Pautet, Telecom ParisTech, France Leonidas Kosmidis, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain Mario Aldea Rivas, University of Cantabria, Spain Matthias Becker, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Patricia López Martínez, University of Cantabria, Spain Sara Royuela, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain Sergio Sáez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain Tucker Taft, AdaCore, USA Tullio Vardanega, University of Padua, Italy Xiaotian Dai, University of York, England *** Industrial Track Committee Aida Causevic, Alstom, Sweden Alexander Viehl, Research Center for Information Technology, Germany Ana Rodríguez, Silver Atena, Spain Aurora Agar, NATO, Netherlands Behnaz Pourmohseni, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany Claire Dross, AdaCore, France Elena Lisova, Volvo CE, Sweden Enricco Mezzeti, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain Federico Aromolo, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy Helder Silva, Edisoft, Portugal Hugo Torres Vieira, Evidence Srl, Italy Irune Agirre, Ikerlan, Spain Jordi Cardona, Rapita Systems, Spain José Ruiz, AdaCore, France Joyce Tokar, Raytheon, USA Luciana Alvite, Alstom, Germany Marco Panunzio, Thales Alenia Space, France Patricia Balbastre Betoret, Valencia Polytechnic University, Spain Philippe Waroquiers, Eurocontrol NMD, Belgium Raúl de la Cruz, Collins Aerospace, Ireland Santiago Urueña, GMV, Spain Stef Van Vlierberghe, Eurocontrol NMD, Belgium *** Work-in-Progress Track Committee Alan Oliveira, University of Lisbon, Portugal J. Javier Gutiérrez, University of Cantabria, Spain Jérémie Guiochet, LAAS-CNRS, France Kalinka Branco, University of São Paulo, Brazil Katherine Kosaian, University of Iowa, USA Kevin Cheang, AWS, USA Kristin Yvonne Rozier, Iowa State University, USA Leandro Buss Becker, University of Manchester, UK Li-Pin Chang, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Mathias Preiner, Stanford University, USA Raffaele Romagnoli, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Robert Kaiser, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Germany Sara Abbaspour, Mälardalen University, Sweden Sergi Alcaide, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain Simona Bernardi, Unizar, Spain Stefan Mitsch, School of Computing at DePaul University, USA Teresa Lázaro, Aragon's Institute of Technology, Spain Tiago Carvalho, ISEP, Portugal Yannick Moy, AdaCore, France *** Previous Editions Ada-Europe organizes annual international conferences since the early 80's. This is the 28th event in the Reliable Software Technologies series, previous ones being held at Montreux, Switzerland ('96), London, UK ('97), Uppsala, Sweden ('98), Santander, Spain ('99), Potsdam, Germany ('00), Leuven, Belgium ('01), Vienna, Austria ('02), Toulouse, France ('03), Palma de Mallorca, Spain ('04), York, UK ('05), Porto, Portugal ('06), Geneva, Switzerland ('07), Venice, Italy ('08), Brest, France ('09), Valencia, Spain ('10), Edinburgh, UK ('11), Stockholm, Sweden ('12), Berlin, Germany ('13), Paris, France ('14), Madrid, Spain ('15), Pisa, Italy ('16), Vienna, Austria ('17), Lisbon, Portugal ('18), Warsaw, Poland ('19), online from Santander, Spain ('21), Ghent, Belgium ('22), and Lisbon, Portugal ('23). Information on previous editions of the conference can be found at www.ada-europe.org/confs/ae. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement. Please circulate widely. Dirk Craeynest, AEiC 2024 Publicity Chair Dirk.Craeynest(a)cs.kuleuven.be * 28th Ada-Europe Int. Conf. Reliable Software Technologies (AEiC 2024) * June 11-14, 2024, Barcelona, Spain, www.ada-europe.org/conference2024

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Call for Papers, PDSEC-2024 Workshop, May 2024
by Jean-Claude Charr 01 Dec '23

01 Dec '23

**CALL FOR PAPERS** The 25th IEEE International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Scientific and Engineering Computing (PDSEC-2024) (http://www.ieee- <http://www.ieee-/> tcsc.org/2024/pdsec/ <http://tcsc.org/2024/pdsec/>) will be held on May 31, 2024 in San Francisco, California, USA, in conjunction with IPDPS 2024. Deadline: PDSEC-2024 deadline: 19 Jan 2024 (AoE) Scope and Interests: The technological trends in HPC system evolution indicates an increasing burden placed on application developers due to the management of the unprecedented complexity levels of hardware and its associated performance characteristics. Many existing scientific applications codes are unlikely to perform well on future systems without major modifications or even complete rewrites. In the future, it will be necessary to utilize, in concert, many characteristics such as multiple levels of parallelism, many lightweight cores, complex memory hierarchies, novel I/O technology, power capping, system-wide temporal/spatial performance heterogeneity and reliability concerns. The parallel and distributed computing (PDC) community has developed new programming models, algorithms, libraries and tools to meet these challenges in order to accommodate productive code development and effective system use. However, the scientific application community still needs to identify the benefit through practical evaluations. Thus, the focus of this workshop is on methodologies and experiences used in scientific and engineering applications and algorithms to achieve sustainable code development for better productivity, application performance and reliability. In particular, we will focus on the following topics in parallel and distributed scientific and engineering applications, and not limited to: - Big scientific data - Performance modeling and simulation for the execution of scalable scientific applications on new heterogeneous architectures - Graph analytics with their (scientific) applications - Code modernization methodologies and experiences for adapting the changes in future computing systems - Languages for scientific computing on hybrid systems (e.g. Python, MPI+X where X is OpenMP, OpenCL, CUDA etc.) - Tools and techniques for improving the performance, reliability and resilience of scientific applications - Use cases of enterprise distributed computing technology (such as MapReduce, Data Analytics and Machine-learning tools) in scientific and engineering applications - Scalable parallel and distributed algorithms supporting science and engineering applications - Performance portability across heterogeneous architecture Important Dates: Paper submission due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 19, 2024 Notification of Acceptance . . . . . . . . . . February 23, 2024 Final camera-ready paper . . . . . . . . . . . .February 29, 2024 Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 31, 2024 General Chairs Sabine Roller, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany George Bosilca, University of Tennessee, USA Program Chairs Raphael Couturier, University of Franche-Comte, France Neda Ebrahimi Pour, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany Publicity Chair Jean-Claude Charr, University of Franche-Comte, France Steering Committee Laurence T. Yang (Chair), St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Thomas Rauber, University of Bayreuth, Germany Gudula Runger, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany Web Chair Jiawei Wang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Sincerely, Jean-Claude Charr Associate professor at IUT NFC University of Franche-Comte, France

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Deadline Extended: The 24th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud, and Internet Computing (CCGrid 2024)
by Bahman Javadi 01 Dec '23

01 Dec '23

The 24th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud, and Internet Computing (CCGrid 2024) is a leading forum for disseminating and discussing research activities and results on a broad range of topics in distributed systems, ranging from computing Clusters to widely distributed clouds and emerging Internet computing paradigms, such as fog/edge computing for Internet of Things (IoT)/big data applications. The conference features keynotes, technical presentations, posters, workshops, and the SCALE challenge featuring live demonstrations. https://2024.ccgrid-conference.org/call-for-papers/ Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to the following research tracks: - Track 1 <https://2024.ccgrid-conference.org/tracks-and-activities/track1/>: Hardware Systems and Networking: Sustainable and green computing; architecture, networking of data centers; virtualized hardware (GPUs, tensor processing units, FPGAs); RISC V / Open hardware architectures, etc. - Track 2 <https://2024.ccgrid-conference.org/tracks-and-activities/track2/>: Software Systems and Platforms: Service-oriented architectures; utility computing models; IaaS, PaaS, SaaS; programming models and runtime systems; resource management and scheduling; and energy-efficient software. - Track 3 <https://2024.ccgrid-conference.org/tracks-and-activities/track3/>: Machine Learning (ML) for Systems and Systems for ML: Techniques, platforms, and systems for supporting machine learning and artificial intelligence applications; use of ML/AI applications to enhance the performance of cluster, cloud and Internet-computing systems; ML/AI techniques for workload prediction; application scheduling, resource placement, resilience in cluster, cloud and Internet-computing systems. - Track 4 <https://2024.ccgrid-conference.org/tracks-and-activities/track4/>: Future Compute Continuum and Seamless Ecosystems: Internet computing frontiers; future Internet; osmotic computing; cloud-economics; post- and Non-Von Neumann computing; quantum computing. - Track 5 <https://2024.ccgrid-conference.org/tracks-and-activities/track5/>: Applications and Workflows: Data science; machine learning and artificial intelligence applications; cyber-physical systems; e-Health; Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled smart systems and applications; workflows. - Track 6 <https://2024.ccgrid-conference.org/tracks-and-activities/track6/>: Performance Monitoring, Modeling, Analysis, and Benchmarking: Performance models; monitoring and evaluation tools; analysis of system/application performance; performance benchmarking; visualization for system or application performance; cloud performance; edge performance; and cloud-native performance tools. - Track 7 <https://2024.ccgrid-conference.org/tracks-and-activities/track7/>: Distributed and Parallel Storage Systems: storage and memory stack architecture; distributed and parallel storage; HW/SW co-design for storage systems; NVM storage; cloud storage; edge storage; storage- and memory-as-a-service; file and data management; key-value stores; CDNs; data privacy, integrity, and regulation; resilience of service attacks. - Track 8 <https://2024.ccgrid-conference.org/tracks-and-activities/track8/>: Education about Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing: curriculum, didactics, and technology developments for cluster, cloud, and Internet-scale computing; virtual laboratory; teaching parallel and distributed systems; teaching performance; teaching cloud, cluster, and Internet-scale technologies; sharing digital learning objects; sharing lab experiments; reproducing educational experiments; teaching methodology in cluster, cloud and Internet computing. Papers Due (Abstract): November 27, 2023, extended to December 4, 2023 Papers Due (Final): December 4, 2023, extended to December 11, 2023

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WSCG 2024 - CfP - 32. Conf. on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2024
by Prof. Ing. Vaclav Skala, CSc. 26 Nov '23

26 Nov '23

Please, forward also to your fellows and/or PhD students Info sent via a list server: computational.science(a)lists.iccsa.org ----------- WSCG 2024 - Call for Papers -------------- 32. WSCG 2024 Conference on Computer Graphics, Visualization & Computer Vision 2024 (preferred physical mode) -- In cooperation with the Eurographics Association -- Pilsen (the city of beer) close to Prague, Czech Republic June 3-6, 2024 - http://www.wscg.cz - detailed info - http://www.wscg.eu ------------------ Important dates & Submission: January 10, 2024 - special session/workshop proposals via email only -------------- via submission server only --------------- February 28, 2024 Abstract - recommended sooner February 28, 2024 - Full, Short, Poster papers (submission via server only [http://wscgreg.zcu.cz] Accepted papers to be published in - Computer Science Research Notes, ISSN 2464-4617. The best selected papers will be published in the - Journal of WSCG, ISSN 1213-6972. >> At least one author has to present the paper physically or online or pre-recorded. << Proceedings will be produced after the conference with DOI and sent for indexing Scopus, WoS, etc. ALL papers will be published as Open Access papers Recent publications available via http://wscg.zcu.cz/DL/wscg_DL.htm - repository since 1992. Accepted workshops/sessions: - Meshless methods in Computer Graphics and Visualization - Other agreements expected Contact: ======== Prof. Vaclav Skala mailto:WSCGconf@gmail.com?subject=WSCG2024 Conference organizer & Chair --------------------------- Prof. Vaclav Skala Contact: http://www.VaclavSkala.eu c/o University of West Bohemia, Faculty of Applied Sciences Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Univerzitni 8, CZ 30614, Plzen, Czech Republic -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prof.Vaclav Skala http://www.VaclavSkala.eu tel. 37-763-2473 ID verification: https://www.zcu.cz/cs/Employees/person.html?personId=16821 c/o University of West Bohemia Computer Graphics and Visualization Faculty of Applied Sciences Dept.of Computer Science & Engineering Univerzitni 8 CZ 306 14 Plzen Czech Republic ORCID: 0000-0001-8886-4281 ResearcherID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/F-9141-2011 Scopus Author ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7004643209 Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vaclav_Skala/publications DBLP: https://dblp.org/orcid/0000-0001-8886-4281 https://dblp.org/pid/s/VaclavSkala.html ACM: https://dl.acm.org/profile/81100496969 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jakákoli ujednání vzešlá z této e-mailové/elektronické komunikace se do jejich písemného potvrzení podepsaného oprávněnými osobami nepovažují za platná, účinná a vůči ZČU závazná. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any arrangements arising from this e-mail / electronic communication shall not be considered valid, effective and binding upon the UWB until their written confirmation signed by the authorized persons. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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CFP OLA'2024 Optimization & Learning @Dubrovnik
by El-Ghazali Talbi 19 Nov '23

19 Nov '23

Apologies for cross-posting. Appreciate if you can distribute this CFP to your network. **************************************************************************************** OLA'2024 International Conference on Optimization and Learning 13-15 May 2024 Dubrovnik, Croatia http://ola2024.sciencesconf.org/ SCOPUS Springer Proceedings **************************************************************************************** OLA is a conference focusing on the future challenges of optimization and/or machine learning methods and their applications. The conference OLA'2024 will provide an opportunity to the international research community in optimization and learning to discuss recent research results and to develop new ideas and collaborations in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. OLA'2024 welcomes presentations that cover any aspects of optimization and/or machine learning research such as big optimization and learning, optimization for learning, learning for optimization, optimization and learning under uncertainty, deep learning, new high-impact applications, parameter tuning, 4th industrial revolution, computer vision, hybridization issues, optimization-simulation, meta-modeling, high-performance computing, parallel and distributed optimization and learning, surrogate modeling, multi-objective optimization ... Submission papers: We will accept two different types of submissions: - S1: Extended abstracts of work-in-progress and position papers of a maximum of 3 pages - S2: Original research contributions of a maximum of 12 pages Important dates: =============== Paper submission deadline Dec 16, 2023 Notification of acceptance Feb 09, 2024 Proceedings: Accepted papers in categories S1 and S2 will be published in the proceedings. A SCOPUS and DBLP indexed Springer book will be published for accepted long papers. Proceedings will be available at the conference. -- *********************************************************************** OLA'2024 International Conference on Optimization and Learning (SCOPUS, Springer) Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 13-15, 2024 https://ola2024.sciencesconf.org/ *********************************************************************** Prof. El-ghazali TALBI Polytech'Lille, University Lille - INRIA CRISTAL - CNRS

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Final Call - Special Session on High Performance Computing in Modelling and Simulation (HPCMS)
by William Spataro 30 Oct '23

30 Oct '23

(sorry for cross postings) ************************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS: 10th Special Session on High Performance Computing in Modelling and Simulation (HPCMS) The 32nd Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, and Network-Based Computing Dublin (Ireland) 20-22 March 2024 https://pdp2024.org/workshops/ Extended deadline: Nov 18th, 2023 Contact: William Spataro - spataro(a)unical.it ************************************************************************* AIMS AND SCOPE The development of models through which computers can simulate the evolution of artificial and natural systems is fundamental for the advancement of Science. In the last decades, the increasing power of computers has allowed to considerably extend the application of computing methodologies in research and industry, but also to the quantitative study of complex phenomena. This has permitted a broad application of numerical methods for differential equation systems (e.g., FEM, FDM, etc.) on one hand, and the application of alternative computational paradigms, such as Cellular Automata, Genetic Algorithms, Neural networks, Swarm Intelligence, etc., on the other. These latter have demonstrated their effectiveness for modelling purposes when traditional simulation methodologies have proven to be impracticable. Following the success of our past HPCMS workshops at PDP (since 2014), we are glad to invite you to our tenth edition which will take place in Dublin (Ireland). An important mission of the HPCMS Workshop is to provide a platform for a multidisciplinary community composed of scholars, researchers, developers, educators, practitioners and experts from world leading Universities, Institutions, Agencies and Companies in Computational Science, and thus in the High Performance Computing for Modelling and Simulation field. HPCMS intent is to offer an opportunity to express and confront views on trends, challenges, and state-of-the art in diverse application fields, such as engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, medicine, ecology, sociology, traffic control, economy, etc. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - High-performance computing in computational science: intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research applications - Complex systems modelling and simulation - Cellular Automata, Genetic Algorithms, Neural networks, Swarm Intelligence implementations - Integrated approach to optimization and simulation - MPI, OpenMP, GPGPU applications in Computational Science - Optimization algorithms, modelling techniques related to optimization in Computational Science - High-performance Software developed to solve science (e.g., biological, physical, and social), engineering, medicine, and humanities problems - Hardware approaches of high performance computing in modeling and simulation IMPORTANT DATES EXTENDED DEADLINE Paper submission: 18 November 2023 Acceptance notification: 18 December 2023 Camera ready due: 8 January 2024 Conference: 20 - 22 March 2024 Submission guidelines For submission, please use the following link: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pdp2024 selecting the "High Performance Computing in Modeling and Simulation (HPCMS) - PDP Workshop" submission link. Authors should submit a full paper not exceeding 8 pages in the IEEE Conference proceedings format (IEEEtran, double-column, 10pt). Double-bind review: the first page of the paper should contain only the title and abstract; in the reference list, references to the authors own work should appear as "omitted for blind review" entries. Manuscript submission Publication All accepted papers will be included in the same volume, published by the Conference Publishing Services (CPS). The Final Paper Preparation and Submission Instructions will be published after the notification of acceptance. Authors of accepted papers are expected to register and present their papers at the Conference. Conference proceedings will be submitted for inclusion in Xplore and the CSDL, and for indexing, among others, to DBLP, Scopus ScienceDirect, and ISI Web of Knowledge. Special Issue As for previous editions, organizers of the HPCMS session are planning a Special Issue of an important international ISI Journal, based on distinguished papers that will be accepted for the session. Organizers William Spataro - University of Calabria, Italy Giuseppe A. Trunfio - University of Sassari, Italy Donato D'Ambrosio, University of Calabria, Italy Rocco Rongo, University of Calabria, Italy Andrea Giordano, ICAR-CNR, Italy Program Committee Angelos Amanatiadis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Gladys Utrera, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain Donato D’Ambrosio, University of Calabria, Italy Pawel Topa, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Gianluigi Folino, ICAR-CNR, Italy Lou D’Alotto, York College/CUNY, New York, USA Antonios Gasteratos, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Ioakeim Georgoudas, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Marco Beccutti, University of Torino, Italy Rolf Hoffmann, Darmstadt University, Germany Ioannis Karafyllidis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Yaroslav Sergeyev, University of Calabria, Italy Antisthenis Tsompanas, University of the West of England, UK Rocco Rongo, University of Calabria, Italy Georgios Sirakoulis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece William Spataro, University of Calabria, Italy Giuseppe A. Trunfio, University of Sassari, Italy Marco Villani, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy Jaroslaw Was, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Davide Spataro, Degiro, The Netherlands Massimo Cafaro, University of Salento, Italy Andrea Giordano, ICAR-CNR, Italy Mario Cannataro, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy Gihan R. Mudalige, University of Warwick, UK Alessio De Rango, University of Calabria, Italy Giuseppe Agapito, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy -- °-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-° William Spataro Department of Mathematics & Computer Science High Performance Computing Center University of Calabria I-87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS) Italy Phone(s) : +39.0984.496464 Fax : +39.0984.493570 Web: www.mat.unical.it/spataro Email: spataro(a)unical.it -°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°

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CFP - ICACT2024/IEEE ComSoc in Phoenix Pyongchang
by Peter Mueller 24 Oct '23

24 Oct '23

Call for Papers: ICACT2024/IEEE ComSoc in Phoenix Pyongchang, Winter Olympic place (face to face conference) Feb. 04 – 07, 2024. Phoenix Pyeongchang, Korea (south) www.icact.org <http://track.maillink.co.kr/procresponse?a=3I-17200985I-41463I-4goaSoZE-8zP…> * Paper Submission Due Date: Oct. 31, 2023 * Included in the IEEE Xplore DL, and indexed by EI Compendex, SCOPUS, etc GENERAL INFORMATION: Authors are invited to submit a full paper PDF file (Min. 3 pages) describing the original work. It must be written in English and should be prepared in given style of IEEE ComSoc Template given on the ICACT Website, and submitted to the ICACT Website www.icact.org.<http://track.maillink.co.kr/procresponse?a=4I-17200985I-41463I-4goaSoZE-8zP…> TOPICS: as follows, but not limited to 1. Wireless Communication, Satellite Communications, AESA 2. Mobile Communication, 5G, 6G, Cloud & Mobile Computing 3. Communication Network, Optical, Internet, Router, Networks-on-Chip 4. Quantum Security, App & Web Security, Network Forensics 5. Authentication, Bio-metric, Private Security, Facial Recognition 6. Information & Network Security, Vulnerability, OWASP, DDoS 7. Hacking & Defense Security, Malware, Macro, Ransomware 8. Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Cloud and Distributed Application Security 9. Metaverse, Computer Vision, Graphics & Image Processing, XR, AR, VR, HMD 10. Robotics, Smart City/Farm/Factory, Autonomous Driving, IoT, IoE, UWB, MEMS/NEMS 11. Digital Twin, Software Platform, Smart Service & App, UI, Browser, Game 12. Web Service, SNS, Telecommuting, Computational Thinking, Coding 13. WWW, SDN, NFV, CDN, OpenFlow, Future Web 14. Recommender System, AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Big Data, Data Mining 15. Enterprise Information System, Industry 4.0, 3D Printer 16. Process mining, e-Government, e-Commerce, e-Services 17. System Work Method, Software Development 18. Network Management, Operation and Maintenance 19. Processing-In-Memory, Cloud Computing 20. Future Network, Information Centric Network 21. Drone, UAV, ITS, LBS, GIS, Telematics 22. 3D & IPTV, Internet Telephony, VoIP, MoIP PRESENTATION: The accepted paper will be presented in an oral session. All the presented papers will appear in the IEEE Xplore Digital library, only if at least one of the authors attends the conference to present the paper. BEST PAPER AWARDS: ICACT committee will present the Best Paper Awards to the authors of selected outstanding papers, and invite to the IEEE Xplore-TACT journal. ORGANIZING CHAIR: Prof. Thomas Byeongnam Yoon, Ph.D. Global IT Research Institute (GIRI), office(at)icact.org, +82-70-4146-4991 1713 Bundang-Obelisk bldg., 216 Seohyun-Ro, Bundang-Gu, Sungnam Kyunggi-Do, 13591, Korea (south) GIRI, 1713 Bundang-Obelisk bldg., 216 Seohyunno, Bundang-gu, Sungnam Kyunggi-do, 13591, Republic of Korea Email:office(at)icact.org

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Call for Poster - IEEE HPCC 2023 (High Performance Computing and Communications), Dec. 2023
by Jesson Butt 19 Oct '23

19 Oct '23

Call for Poster: The 25th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC 2023), 13-15 Dec. 2023, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2023/hpcc/poster.htm Important Dates: Deadline for proceedings published posters with display at conference: 23 October 2023 Notification of Acceptance: 25 October 2023 Final versions of proceeding published posters: 30 October 2023 Submissions: Please email your posters to confs.aus(a)gmail.com with the email subject as "HPCC 2023 poster submission". --------------- Participants are invited to submit posters and research posters to HPCC 2023. HPCC 2023 is created to provide a prime international forum for both researchers, industry practitioners and environment experts to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of high performance computing and communications as well as joint-venture and synergic research and development across various related areas. Topics of interest for posters and demos include, but not limited to: Scope and Topics Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: 1. Parallel and distributed system architectures 2. Languages and compilers for high performance computing 3. Parallel and distributed software technologies 4. Parallel and distributed algorithms 5. Embedded systems 6. Peer-to-peer computing 7. Cluster computing 8. Web services and Internet computing 9. Cloud computing 10. Utility computing 11. Performance evaluation and measurement 12. Tools and environments for software development 13. Distributed systems and applications 14. High-performance scientific and engineering computing 15. Database applications and data mining 16. Biological/molecular computing 17. Collaborative and cooperative environments 18. Mobile computing and wireless communications 19. Computer Networks 20. Telecommunications 21. Pervasive/ubiquitous computing and intelligence 22. Autonomic, reliability and fault-tolerance 23. Trust, security and privacy Chairs: Muneeb Hassan, Deakin University, Australia

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ICCSA 2024: Call for Workshop Proposals
by Osvaldo Gervasi 15 Oct '23

15 Oct '23

*************************************************************************************************************************** ** ** ** We apologize for multiple messages received. ** ** ** *************************************************************************************************************************** ** The 24th International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications ** ** ** ** Le Qui Don Technical University, Hanoi, Vietnam ** ** ** ** July 1-4, 2024 ** ** ** ** https://iccsa.org ** ** ** ** CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS ** ** ** *************************************************************************************************************************** We encourage and invite interested parties to submit a proposal for organizing a Workshop. Workshop proposals will be collected and evaluated as they are received until October 24, 2023. The Workshop proposals should be submitted from the researcher's home page on the ICCSA 2024 Electronic Submission System: https://ess.iccsa.org. The form to be filled will require the following information: 1) Title of the Workshop (Please select a simple name, close to the aim of the workshop. Do not include here the acronym.) 2) The Acronym of the Workshop including the year, 2024 (e.g.: VRA 2024) 3) The description of the Workshop, detailed Introduction, aim and purposes of the Workshop 4) Description of the topics (themes) of the workshop 5) The detailed list (name, surname, email, organization, country) of the Program Committee members 6) Name, Surname, e-mail address and Organization of all Workshop organizer(s), which HAVE TO BE REGISTERED TO THE PORTAL in advance. *THIS IS A NEW REQUIREMENT FOR INCREASING SECURITY*. Please ask all Workshop Organizer to register and respond to the email for VALIDATING THE ACCOUNT. The MAXIMUM number of organizers for a workshop is 6. 7) Previous experience of the organizer(s) in organizing Workshops (if any). 8) Name, the affiliation, and e-mail addresses of at least three colleagues of the organizer(s) who can assess the ability to organize a Workshop 9) A short description on how the workshop will be advertised. The organization of successful workshops in previous editions of ICCSA (at least 5 papers accepted in the Proceedings, minimum no-show up, several discussions and questions during/after presentations), including the participation of the Workshop Organizers to the Conference, will be given priority ranking for acceptance. The information provided by the workshop organizer(s) to the Conference Chairs shall remain strictly confidential. The Workshop Organizers are responsible for all the organizational aspects including soliciting submissions and providing the details of an adequate number of reviewers for the Workshop papers. Workshop Organizers are also fully responsible for ensuring that only high quality papers are accepted for publication in the Proceedings and for verifying the correctness of the layout adopted by the authors. They are also responsible for choosing the actual reviewers (three at a minimum) for each paper and for monitoring the reviewing process on the reviewing system, in collaboration with the Conference Program Chairs. Papers with less than 3 reviews will be subject to Actions by Program Committee Chairs. Workshop Organizers (or their Deputies) are committed to attending ICCSA 2024, setting the order of presentations and chairing their related workshop(s). The publication in the Springer LNCS series need still be confirmed. Paper submission ---------------- GENERAL TRACKS PAPERS: The submitted paper must be between 12 to 18 pages long and formatted according to the LNCS rules. WORKSHOP PAPERS: The submitted paper must be between 12 to 18 pages long and formatted according to the LNCS rules. PHD SHOWCASE PAPERS (General Tracks or Workshop): The submitted paper must be between 10 to 18 pages long and formatted according to the LNCS rules. SHORT PAPERS (General Tracks or Workshop): The submitted paper must be between 8 to 11 pages long and formatted according to the LNCS rules. PROCEEDINGS The proceedings will be published as a special series of volumes of the Lecture Notes on Computer Science (LNCS) edited by Springer (We are waiting for the acceptance by Springer), and indexed by Scopus, EI Engineering Index, Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (included in ISI Web of Science), and several other indexing services. The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. All reviewed papers will be checked against Plagiarism and Generative AI. Contact Information: David Taniar Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity Monash University Melbourne Australia Email: david <dot> taniar <at> monash <dot> edu Osvaldo Gervasi Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Perugia Via Vanvitelli, 1 06123 Perugia Italy Phone: +39-075-5855048 Fax: +39-075-5855024 Email: osvaldo <dot> gervasi <at> unipg <dot> it URL: http://ogervasi.unipg.it

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PDP 2024 Special Session on High Performance Computing in Modelling and Simulation (HPCMS)
by William Spataro 15 Oct '23

15 Oct '23

(sorry for cross postings) ************************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS: 10th Special Session on High Performance Computing in Modelling and Simulation (HPCMS) Within PDP 2024 (https://www.pdp2024.org/) The 32nd Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, and Network-Based Computing Dublin (Ireland) 20-22 March 2024 https://www.pdp2024.org/ Deadline: Nov 11th, 2023 Contact: William Spataro - spataro(a)unical.it ************************************************************************* AIMS AND SCOPE The development of models through which computers can simulate the evolution of artificial and natural systems is fundamental for the advancement of Science. In the last decades, the increasing power of computers has allowed to considerably extend the application of computing methodologies in research and industry, but also to the quantitative study of complex phenomena. This has permitted a broad application of numerical methods for differential equation systems (e.g., FEM, FDM, etc.) on one hand, and the application of alternative computational paradigms, such as Cellular Automata, Genetic Algorithms, Neural networks, Swarm Intelligence, etc., on the other. These latter have demonstrated their effectiveness for modelling purposes when traditional simulation methodologies have proven to be impracticable. Following the success of our past HPCMS workshops at PDP (since 2014), we are glad to invite you to our tenth edition which will take place in Dublin (Ireland). An important mission of the HPCMS Workshop is to provide a platform for a multidisciplinary community composed of scholars, researchers, developers, educators, practitioners and experts from world leading Universities, Institutions, Agencies and Companies in Computational Science, and thus in the High Performance Computing for Modelling and Simulation field. HPCMS intent is to offer an opportunity to express and confront views on trends, challenges, and state-of-the art in diverse application fields, such as engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, medicine, ecology, sociology, traffic control, economy, etc. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - High-performance computing in computational science: intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research applications - Complex systems modelling and simulation - Cellular Automata, Genetic Algorithms, Neural networks, Swarm Intelligence implementations - Integrated approach to optimization and simulation - MPI, OpenMP, GPGPU applications in Computational Science - Optimization algorithms, modelling techniques related to optimization in Computational Science - High-performance Software developed to solve science (e.g., biological, physical, and social), engineering, medicine, and humanities problems - Hardware approaches of high performance computing in modeling and simulation IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: 31 October 2023 Acceptance notification: 11 December 2023 Camera ready due: 8 January 2024 Conference: 20 - 22 March 2024 Submission guidelines * IMPORTANT NEW SUBMSSION PROCEDURE * For speeding up the review/submision process, please submit your paper directly to spataro(a)unical.it with email subject "Paper submision for HPCMS workshop at PDP 2024" (contanct info also for more information before submitting potential papers). Prospective authors should submit a full paper not exceeding 8 pages in the IEEE Conference proceedings format (IEEEtran, double-column, 10pt). Double-bind review: the first page of the paper should contain only the title and abstract; in the reference list, references to the authors own work should appear as "omitted for blind review" entries. Manuscript submission Publication All accepted papers will be included in the same volume, published by the Conference Publishing Services (CPS). The Final Paper Preparation and Submission Instructions will be published after the notification of acceptance. Authors of accepted papers are expected to register and present their papers at the Conference. Conference proceedings will be submitted for inclusion in Xplore and the CSDL, and for indexing, among others, to DBLP, Scopus ScienceDirect, and ISI Web of Knowledge. Special Issue As for previous editions, organizers of the HPCMS session are planning a Special Issue of an important international ISI Journal, based on distinguished papers that will be accepted for the session. Organizers William Spataro - University of Calabria, Italy Giuseppe A. Trunfio - University of Sassari, Italy Donato D'Ambrosio, University of Calabria, Italy Rocco Rongo, University of Calabria, Italy Andrea Giordano, ICAR-CNR, Italy Program Committee Angelos Amanatiadis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Gladys Utrera, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain Donato D’Ambrosio, University of Calabria, Italy Pawel Topa, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Gianluigi Folino, ICAR-CNR, Italy Lou D’Alotto, York College/CUNY, New York, USA Antonios Gasteratos, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Ioakeim Georgoudas, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Marco Beccutti, University of Torino, Italy Rolf Hoffmann, Darmstadt University, Germany Ioannis Karafyllidis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Yaroslav Sergeyev, University of Calabria, Italy Antisthenis Tsompanas, University of the West of England, UK Rocco Rongo, University of Calabria, Italy Georgios Sirakoulis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece William Spataro, University of Calabria, Italy Giuseppe A. Trunfio, University of Sassari, Italy Marco Villani, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy Jaroslaw Was, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Davide Spataro, Degiro, The Netherlands Massimo Cafaro, University of Salento, Italy Andrea Giordano, ICAR-CNR, Italy Mario Cannataro, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy Gihan R. Mudalige, University of Warwick, UK Alessio De Rango, University of Calabria, Italy Giuseppe Agapito, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy -- °-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-° William Spataro Department of Mathematics & Computer Science High Performance Computing Center University of Calabria I-87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS) Italy Phone(s) : +39.0984.496464 Fax : +39.0984.493570 Web: www.mat.unical.it/spataro Email: spataro(a)unical.it -°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°

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(CALL FOR PARTICIPATION) PAW-ATM: Parallel Applications Workshop, Alternatives To MPI+X
by Morris Wright, Karla Vanessa 02 Oct '23

02 Oct '23

**************************************************************** Call for Participation PAW-ATM 2023: Parallel Applications Workshop, Alternatives To MPI+X Held in conjunction with SC23, Denver, CO November 13, 2023 9:00am - 5:30pm (MST) Room 702 / Hybrid Event **************************************************************** Alternatives to MPI+X are worth exploring as programmer productivity becomes a major component of the time to science. Alternatives include parallel programming languages (e.g. Chapel, Regent, Fortran 2018), general purpose libraries (e.g. Charm++, COMPSs, HPX, Legion, UPC++), and domain specific libraries (e.g. Arkouda, Dask, Spark). With many options to choose from, it is hard for programmers to know which alternative models are appropriate for their application and for programming model developers to understand the opportunities for improvement. Through discussion of specific applications, PAW-ATM brings together application experts and programming model developers to improve applications and models. Program 9:00 - 9:02 Karla V. Morris Wright, Elliott Slaughter, Engin Kayraklioglu, Irene Moulitsas, Bill Long, and Daniele Lezzi "PAW-ATM2023 Introduction" 9:02 - 10:00 Survey of Technologies for Developers of Parallel Applications: Open discussion after presentations on SHMEM, Julia, Swift/T, and cuNumeric Session Chair: Jan Ciesko - Sandia National Laboratories Barbara Chapman - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Justin Wozniak - Argonne National Laboratory Johannes Blaschke - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Rohan Yadav - NVIDIA 10:00 - 10:30 Morning Break (30 min) 10:30 - 12:30 Session 1 Session Chair: Henry Monge Camacho - Oak Ridge National Laboratory 10:30 - 10:54 Tom Westerhout and Bradford L. Chamberlain "Implementing Scalable Matrix-Vector Products for the Exact Diagonalization Methods in Quantum Many-Body Physics" 10:54 - 11:18 Scott Bachman, Rebecca Green, Anna Bakker, Helen Fox, Sam Purkis, and Ben Harshbarger "High-Performance Programming and Execution of a Coral Biodiversity Mapping Algorithm Using Chapel" 11:18 - 11:42 Jiakun Yan, Hartmut Kaiser, and Marc Snir "Design and Analysis of the Network Software Stack of an Asynchronous Many-Task System - The LCI Parcelport of HPX" 11:42 - 12:06 Marcin Rogowski, Jeff R. Hammond, David E. Keyes, and Lisandro Dalcin "shmem4py: High-Performance One-Sided Communication for Python Applications" 12:06 - 12:30 James Psota, and Armando Solar-Lezama "Pure: Evolving Message Passing to Better Leverage Shared Memory Within Nodes" 12:30 - 2:00 Lunch Break (90 min) 2:00 - 3:00 Session 2 Session Chair: Damian Rouson - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Distinguished Speaker: Ethan Gutmann - National Center for Atmospheric Research "Trials, Tribulations and Joys of Developing with Alternative Parallel Frameworks" 3:00 - 3:30 Afternoon Break (30 min) 3:30 - 3:54 Session 3 Session Chair: Engin Kayraklioglu Julian Bellavita, Mathias Jacquelin, Esmond Ng, Dan Bonachea, Johnny Corbino, and Paul H Hargrove "symPACK: A GPU-Capable Fan-Out Sparse Cholesky Solver" 3:54 - 5:30 Panel Discussion: Charting a Path to Success with Alternatives to MPI+X Panel Chair: Michelle Strout - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Panelists: Ewa Deelman - University of Southern California Jonathan Graham - Los Alamos National Laboratory Ethan Gutmann - National Center for Atmospheric Research Laxmikant Kale - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign George Karypis - University of Minnesota http://sourceryinstitute.github.io/PAW/ Best Regards, PAW-ATM2023 Organizing Committee

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PDP 2024 Special Session on High Performance Computing in Modelling and Simulation (HPCMS)
by William Spataro 24 Sep '23

24 Sep '23

(sorry for cross postings) ************************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS: 10th Special Session on High Performance Computing in Modelling and Simulation (HPCMS) Within PDP 2024 (https://www.pdp2024.org/) The 32th Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, and Network-Based Computing Dublin (Ireland) 20-22 March 2023 https://www.pdp2022.org/ Deadline: October 31st, 2023 Contact: William Spataro - spataro(a)unical.it ************************************************************************* AIMS AND SCOPE The development of models through which computers can simulate the evolution of artificial and natural systems is fundamental for the advancement of Science. In the last decades, the increasing power of computers has allowed to considerably extend the application of computing methodologies in research and industry, but also to the quantitative study of complex phenomena. This has permitted a broad application of numerical methods for differential equation systems (e.g., FEM, FDM, etc.) on one hand, and the application of alternative computational paradigms, such as Cellular Automata, Genetic Algorithms, Neural networks, Swarm Intelligence, etc., on the other. These latter have demonstrated their effectiveness for modelling purposes when traditional simulation methodologies have proven to be impracticable. Following the success of our past HPCMS workshops at PDP (since 2014), we are glad to invite you to our tenth edition which will take place in Dublin (Ireland). An important mission of the HPCMS Workshop is to provide a platform for a multidisciplinary community composed of scholars, researchers, developers, educators, practitioners and experts from world leading Universities, Institutions, Agencies and Companies in Computational Science, and thus in the High Performance Computing for Modelling and Simulation field. HPCMS intent is to offer an opportunity to express and confront views on trends, challenges, and state-of-the art in diverse application fields, such as engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, medicine, ecology, sociology, traffic control, economy, etc. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - High-performance computing in computational science: intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research applications - Complex systems modelling and simulation - Cellular Automata, Genetic Algorithms, Neural networks, Swarm Intelligence implementations - Integrated approach to optimization and simulation - MPI, OpenMP, GPGPU applications in Computational Science - Optimization algorithms, modelling techniques related to optimization in Computational Science - High-performance Software developed to solve science (e.g., biological, physical, and social), engineering, medicine, and humanities problems - Hardware approaches of high performance computing in modeling and simulation IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: 31 October 2023 Acceptance notification: 27 November 2023 Camera ready due: 16 January 2024 Conference: 20 - 22 March 2024 Submission guidelines Please contact spataro(a)unical.it for more information before submitting potential papers. Prospective authors should submit a full paper not exceeding 8 pages in the IEEE Conference proceedings format (IEEEtran, double-column, 10pt). Double-bind review: the first page of the paper should contain only the title and abstract; in the reference list, references to the authors own work should appear as "omitted for blind review" entries. For submission, please use the following link and select the HPCMS session: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pdp2024 and select the "High Performance Computing in Modelling and Simulation" track. Manuscript submission Publication All accepted papers will be included in the same volume, published by the Conference Publishing Services (CPS). The Final Paper Preparation and Submission Instructions will be published after the notification of acceptance. Authors of accepted papers are expected to register and present their papers at the Conference. Conference proceedings will be submitted for inclusion in Xplore and the CSDL, and for indexing, among others, to DBLP, Scopus ScienceDirect, and ISI Web of Knowledge. Special Issue As for previous editions, organizers of the HPCMS session are planning a Special Issue of an important international ISI Journal, based on distinguished papers that will be accepted for the session. Organizers William Spataro - University of Calabria, Italy Giuseppe A. Trunfio - University of Sassari, Italy Donato D'Ambrosio, University of Calabria, Italy Rocco Rongo, University of Calabria, Italy Andrea Giordano, ICAR-CNR, Italy Program Committee Angelos Amanatiadis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Gladys Utrera, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain Donato D’Ambrosio, University of Calabria, Italy Pawel Topa, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Gianluigi Folino, ICAR-CNR, Italy Lou D’Alotto, York College/CUNY, New York, USA Antonios Gasteratos, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Ioakeim Georgoudas, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Marco Beccutti, University of Torino, Italy Rolf Hoffmann, Darmstadt University, Germany Ioannis Karafyllidis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Yaroslav Sergeyev, University of Calabria, Italy Antisthenis Tsompanas, University of the West of England, UK Rocco Rongo, University of Calabria, Italy Georgios Sirakoulis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece William Spataro, University of Calabria, Italy Giuseppe A. Trunfio, University of Sassari, Italy Marco Villani, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy Jaroslaw Was, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Davide Spataro, Degiro, The Netherlands Massimo Cafaro, University of Salento, Italy Andrea Giordano, ICAR-CNR, Italy Mario Cannataro, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy Gihan R. Mudalige, University of Warwick, UK Alessio De Rango, University of Calabria, Italy Giuseppe Agapito, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy -- °-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-° William Spataro Department of Mathematics & Computer Science High Performance Computing Center University of Calabria I-87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS) Italy Phone(s) : +39.0984.496464 Fax : +39.0984.493570 Web: www.mat.unical.it/spataro Email: spataro(a)unical.it -°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-° -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Il banner è generato automaticamente dal servizio di posta elettronica dell'Università della Calabria <https://www.unical.it/5x1000>

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2024 Luis W. Alvarez Postdoc Fellowship and Admiral Grace Hopper Postdoc Fellowship at Berkeley Lab
by Esmond G. Ng 23 Sep '23

23 Sep '23

Berkeley Lab is now accepting applications for the 2024 Luis W. Alvarez Postdoctoral Fellowship and the 2024 Admiral Grace Hopper Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Computing Sciences Area. Apply now for these two prestigious fellowships! Researchers in computer science, mathematics, data science, or any computational science discipline who have received their Ph.D. within the last three years (i.e., no earlier than January 1, 2021 and no later than September 30, 2024) are encouraged to apply. The successful applicants will receive a competitive salary, professional travel allowance, relocation assistance, excellent benefits, and an opportunity to work in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since its founding in 2002, the Luis W. Alvarez Fellowship has cultivated exceptional young scientists who have gone on to make outstanding contributions to computational and computing sciences. The Admiral Grace Hopper Fellowship was established in 2015. Additional information on the Luis W. Alvarez Postdoctoral Fellowship and the Admiral Grace Hopper Postdoctoral Fellowship can be found at https://cs.lbl.gov/careers/computing-fellowships/. Berkeley Lab’s Computing Sciences Area researches, develops, and deploys new tools and technologies to meet these needs and to advance research in our core capabilities of computer science, mathematics, data science, and computational science. In addition to fundamental advances in our core capabilities, we impact such areas as materials science, chemistry, biology, astrophysics, climate change, combustion, and fusion energy. Research areas in Computing Sciences include but are not limited to: developing scientific applications and software technologies for extreme-scale and energy-efficient computing; developing mathematical modeling for complex scientific problems; designing algorithms to improve the performance of scientific applications; researching digital and post-digital computer architectures for science; developing and advancing extreme-scale scientific data management, analysis, and visualization; developing and advancing next-generation machine learning, AI, and data science approaches for science; advancing quantum computing and networking technologies, software, algorithms and applications; evaluating or developing new and promising HPC systems and networking technologies; researching methods to control and manage next-generation networks; and managing scientific data and workflows in distributed environments Application Process: For consideration applications are due October 2, 2023. Details of the application process can be found by search for job 99672 at https://jobs.lbl.gov/.

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[VHPC JSA SI] November 30th deadline: CfP Journal SI::Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing (Elsevier JSA)
by Michael Alexander 12 Sep '23

12 Sep '23

following the 18th Workshop on Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing” (VHPC), we would like to invite you to submit a paper to the Special Issue on Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing Journal of Systems Architecture (JSA) Elsevier, a first quarter ranked Scientific Journal Ranking/CiteScore journal. Special Issue: Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing Journal of Systems Architecture (JSA) Elsevier Submission deadline: November 30th, 2023 Accelerator Virtualization::we particularly welcome submissions on: *architectural propositions of specialized accelerator hardware for LLM **training and inference, with a keen focus on their virtualization.* *This includes, but is not limited to, systolic arrays utilized in matrix multiplication, similar to those in TPUs.* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers Special Issue: Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing Journal of Systems Architecture (JSA) Elsevier Submission deadline: November 30, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------- This JSA Special Issue solicits original, high-quality submissions related to topics of interest for the VHPC series of workshops, i.e., virtualization across the entire software stack with a special focus on the intersection of HPC, Containerization/Virtualization and Cloud/Edge Computing. Each topic encompasses aspects related to design/architecture, management, performance management, modeling and configuration/tooling: # Accelerator virtualization We particularly welcome submissions on architectural propositions of specialized accelerator hardware for LLM training and inference, with a keen focus on their virtualization. This includes, but is not limited to, systolic arrays utilized in matrix multiplication, similar to those in TPUs. # Design / Architecture: * Containers and OS-level virtualization (LXC, Docker, rkt, Singularity, Shifter) * Hypervisor support for heterogeneous resources (GPUs, co-processors, FPGAs, etc.) * Hypervisor extensions to mitigate side-channel attacks ([micro-]architectural timing attacks, privilege escalation) * Use of Risc-V related technologies for cloud, virtualized and HPC use-cases * VM & Container trust and security models * Multi-environment coupling, system software supporting in-situ analysis with HPC * simulation * Cloud reliability, fault-tolerance and high-availability * Cloud-based quantum compute services * Energy-efficient and power-aware virtualization * Containers inside VMs with hypervisor isolation * Virtualization support for emerging memory and storage technologies * Lightweight/specialized operating systems in conjunction with virtual machines * Unikernels and use cases for virtualized HPC environments * Formal definition and verification of hypervisors and virtualization system properties * ARM-based hypervisors, ARM virtualization extensions # Management: * Container and VM management for HPC and Cloud/Edge environments * Virtualized/Cloudified instances to support Lambda / Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) Paradigms * HPC services integration, services to support HPC * Service and on-demand scheduling & resource management * Dedicated workload management with VMs or containers * Workflow coupling with VMs and containers * Unikernels and lightweight VM application management * Environments and tools for operating containerized environments (batch, orchestration) * Models for non-HPC workload provisioning on HPC resources # Performance Measurements and Modeling: * Performance improvements for or driven by unikernels * Optimizations of virtual machine monitor platforms and hypervisors * Scalability analysis of VMs and/or containers at large scale * Performance measurement, modeling and monitoring of virtualized/cloud workloads * Virtualization in supercomputing environments, HPC clusters, HPC in the cloud * Energy-efficient deployment of high-performance, ultra-low latency and real-time workloads in cloud infrastructures * Modeling, control and isolation of end-to-end performance for parallel & distributed Cloud/HPC applications, including the use of cloud functions / FaaS # Configuration / Tooling: * Tool support for unikernels: configuration/build environments, debuggers, profilers * Job scheduling/control/policy and container placement in virtualized environments * Measuring and controlling “OS/Virtualization noise” * Operating MPI in containers/VMs and Unikernels * GPU virtualization operationalization * Manuscript submission information: # Guest editors: Prof. Tommaso Cucinotta, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy Michael Alexander, Austrian Academy of Sciences Anastassios Nanos, Nubificus, Ltd., UK # Important Dates Submission Start Date: September 15, 2023 Submission deadline: November 30, 2023 Expected Acceptance Deadline (Subject to change): January 1, 2024 # Paper Submission JSA SI call at Elsevier: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-systems-architecture/about… General information for submitting papers to JSA can be found at: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/journal-of-systems-architecture/1383-7621… Submissions should be made online at https://www.editorialmanager.com/jsa/ , select VHPC as article type. While optional, we highly recommend registering your abstract. Please email your abstract to vhpc.dist(a)gmail.com and use "JSASI" as your subject line. # URLs: * Feel free to follow the following X/Twitter resources on the HPC Virtualization SI, the VHPC workshop, in-context HPC updates: - VHPC Workshop X/Twitter <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/VHPCworkshop__;!!P1tgJ-3e!A…> - Follow Link VHPC/HPC updates on X/Twitter <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=V…> - X/Twitter HPC Virtualization Community <https://twitter.com/i/communities/1700614991332688215> CfP pages: - VHPC Special Issue <https://vhpc.github.io/jsa_si/> - Journal of Systems Architecture Call for Papers <https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-systems-architecture/about…> * Abstract registration, paper submissions - Elsevier Submission Link <https://www.editorialmanager.com/jsa/> - Register HPC Virtualization Abstract Email <vhpc.dist(a)gmail.com?subject=JSASI> Kind regards, Tommaso Cucinotta, Michael Alexander, Anastassios Nanos

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OLA'2024@Dubrovnik Optimization & Learning Int. Conf.
by El-Ghazali Talbi 08 Sep '23

08 Sep '23

Apologies for cross-posting. Appreciate if you can distribute this CFP to your network. **************************************************************************************** OLA'2024 International Conference on Optimization and Learning 13-15 May 2024 Dubrovnic, Croatia http://ola2024.sciencesconf.org/ SCOPUS Springer Proceedings **************************************************************************************** OLA is a conference focusing on the future challenges of optimization and/or machine learning methods and their applications. The conference OLA'2024 will provide an opportunity to the international research community in optimization and learning to discuss recent research results and to develop new ideas and collaborations in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. OLA'2024 welcomes presentations that cover any aspects of optimization and/or machine learning research such as big optimization and learning, optimization for learning, learning for optimization, optimization and learning under uncertainty, deep learning, new high-impact applications, parameter tuning, 4th industrial revolution, computer vision, hybridization issues, optimization-simulation, meta-modeling, high-performance computing, parallel and distributed optimization and learning, surrogate modeling, multi-objective optimization ... Submission papers: We will accept two different types of submissions: - S1: Extended abstracts of work-in-progress and position papers of a maximum of 3 pages - S2: Original research contributions of a maximum of 12 pages Important dates: =============== Paper submission extended deadline Dec 16, 2023 Notification of acceptance Feb 09, 2024 Proceedings: Accepted papers in categories S1 and S2 will be published in the proceedings. A SCOPUS and DBLP indexed Springer book will be published for accepted long papers. Proceedings will be available at the conference. -- *********************************************************************** OLA'2024 International Conference on Optimization and Learning (SCOPUS, Springer) Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 2024 https://ola2024.sciencesconf.org/ *********************************************************************** Prof. El-ghazali TALBI Polytech'Lille, University Lille - INRIA CRISTAL - CNRS

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CFP - IEEE HPCC2023 (High Performance Computing and Communications), Dec. 2023
by Jesson Butt 07 Sep '23

07 Sep '23

Call for papers: The 25th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC 2023), 13-15 Dec. 2023, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2023/hpcc/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 15, 2023 (HST, Firm) Notification: October 15, 2023 Final Manuscript Due: October 30, 2023 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2023/hpcc/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Distinguished papers will be invited to special issues of selected journals listed on the conference website. =========== Introduction With the rapid growth in computing and communications technology, the past decade has witnessed a proliferation of powerful parallel and distributed systems and an ever increasing demand for practice of high performance computing and communications (HPCC). HPCC has moved into the mainstream of computing and has become a key technology in determining future research and development activities in many academic and industrial branches, especially when the solution of large and complex problems must cope with very tight timing schedules. Among a series of highly successful International Conferences on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC), HPCC conference comes to its 25th edition of a forum for engineers and scientists in academia, industry, and government to address the resulting profound challenges and to present and discuss their new ideas, research results, applications and experience on all aspects of high performance computing and communications. IEEE HPCC is sponsored by IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, and IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC). Scope and Topics Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: Track 1: High Performance Computing and Applications - High Performance Computing Theory - High Performance Computing Architectures - System Software and Middleware - System Software Support for Scientific Workflows - Storage and I/O Systems - Resource Management - Instruction-Level and Thread-Level Parallelism - Performance Modeling and Evaluation - Massively Multicore Systems - Future Novel Computing Platforms - Database Applications and Data Mining - High Performance Computing for Bioinformatics - High Performance Computing for Big Data - High Performance Computing for AI - High Performance Computing for Block Chains - Green High Performance Computing Track 2: Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems - Parallel and Distributed System Architectures - Parallel and Distributed Algorithms - Data Center Architectures - Resource Virtualization - Web Services and Internet Computing - Cloud, Edge, and Cluster Computing - Sustainable and Energy Efficient Computing - Federated Learning - Embedded Systems - Distributed Systems and Applications - Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing & Intelligence - Distributed Graphics and VR/AR/MR Systems - Distributed AI and Soft/Natural Computing - Power-Efficient and Green Computing Systems - Parallel and Distributed Computing for Big Data - Parallel and Distributed Computing for AI Track 3: Communications and Networking - Network and Interconnect Architectures - Computer Networks - Internet Architectures and Protocols - Telecommunications - Trust, Security, and Privacy - Energy-Aware Computing and Networking - 5G Network - Software Defined Networking - Network Functions Virtualization - Machine Learning and Deep Learning - Social Networking and Computing - Performance Evaluation and Measurement Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages for main conference, including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper. submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2023/hpcc/submission.htm. Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be invited to special issues of selected journals listed on the conference website. General Chairs Xian-He Sun, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA Beniamino Di Martino, Universita' della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Program Chairs Muneeb Hassan, Deakin University, Australia Carson Leung, University of Manitoba, Canada

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CFP: Parallel Computational Technologies 2024 (Chelyabinsk, Russia, April 2-4, 2024)
by Цымблер Михаил Леонидов ич 06 Sep '23

06 Sep '23

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS Parallel Computational Technologies (PCT 2024), 18th International Scientific Conference, April 2-4, 2024, Chelyabinsk, Russia http://agora.guru.ru/pavt/eng https://link.springer.com/conference/pct Conference founders: Russian Academy of Sciences (http://www.ras.ru) HPC Consortium of Russian Universities (http://hpc-russia.ru) WELCOME Russian Academy of Sciences, High-Performance Computing Consortium of Russian Universities, Moscow State University, and South Ural State University are jointly organizing the 18th International Scientific Conference on Parallel Computational Technologies (PCT 2024) to be held in Chelyabinsk, Russia, April 2-4, 2024. The main purpose of the PCT 2024 conference is to provide an opportunity to report and discuss the results achieved by leading research groups in solving practical issues using supercomputer and neural network technologies. The scope of the conference covers all aspects of the application of cloud, supercomputer and neural network technologies in science and technology such as applications, hardware and software, specific languages and packages. On working days of the conference, a supercomputer exhibition will be organized, where leading manufacturers of hardware and software present their latest products in the field of high performance computing. LANGUAGE The official languages of the Conference are Russian and English. SCOPE The scope of the conference includes, but not limited to, the following topics: * Parallel and distributed computing technologies * Cloud computing * Prospective multiprocessor architectures * Big data and data mining * Artificial neural networks and deep learning * Management, administration, monitoring and testing of multiprocessor systems * Computational Mathematics * Computational Physics * Computational Chemistry * Gas hydrodynamics and heat transfer * High nonlinear and rapid processes in mechanics * Bioinformatics and medicine * Nanotechnology * Geoinformatics * Cryptography * Image processing and visualization * Computer algebra * Supercomputer education. CALL FOR PAPERS PCT 2024 admits papers presenting original contribution that have not been previously published and are not being submitted to another conference or journal. There are three categories of submissions: * Full paper describes the results of completed scientific research (12 to 15 pages in the LNCS one-column page format). * Short paper reports preliminary results of uncompleted scientific research (up to 12 pages in the LNCS one-column page format). * Abstract of the poster contains information about plans and initial results of recently started scientific research (one standard A4 page). Papers may be prepared in LaTeX or MS Word according to the LNCS one-column page format (see guidelines at the conference website http://agora.guru.ru/pavt2024/, "For Authors" section). Papers should be submitted electronically in PDF format through EasyChair system https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pct2024 by February 15, 2024. Each paper will be reviewed by three Program Committee members and/or invited experts to ensure high quality and relevance to the conference. At least one author of the accepted paper must attend the conference and present the paper. PROCEEDINGS All accepted full papers will be published in Springer’s Communications in Computer and Information Science series (https://link.springer.com/conference/pct, indexed in Web of Science and Scopus), final approval pending. All accepted short papers and posters will be published electronically and indexed in Russian Science Index. The best short papers will be published (after further revision) in the Computational Mathematics and Software Engineering series of the Bulletin of the South Ural State University (http://vestnikvmi.susu.ru, indexed in Russian Science Citation Index on the Web of Science platform). IMPORTANT DATES * Submission of abstracts: December 1, 2023 * Submission of the papers: February 1, 2024 * Notification of acceptance: March 1, 2024 * Camera-ready version: April 15, 2024 * Registration for participation in supercomputer exhibition: March 1, 2024 * Registration of participants (non-speakers): March 25, 2024 * Conference: April 1, 2024: arrival date April 2-4, 2024: conference work dates April 5, 2024: departure date CONTACT INFORMATION WEB PAGES Conference web site: http://agora.guru.ru/pavt/eng Submission web site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pct2024. Leonid Sokolinsky, DSc., Prof. (SUSU, Chelyabinsk) Co-chair of the PCT Program Committee E-mail: Leonid.Sokolinsky(a)susu.ru Tel.: (+7-351) 272 35 00 Mikhail Zymbler, DSc., Assoc. Prof. (SUSU, Chelyabinsk) Academic secretary of the PCT Program Committee E-mail: mzym(a)susu.ru Tel.: (+7-351) 267 90 06, ext. 112 PROGRAM COMMITTEE Co-chairs of the Program Committee: Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee (USA) Leonid Sokolinsky, South Ural State University (Russia) Vladimir Voevodin, corresponding member of RAS, Moscow State University (Russia) Academic secretary of the Program Committee: Mikhail Zymbler, South Ural State University (Russia) Members of the Program Committee: S.V. Ablameyko, Belarusian State University (Republic of Belarus) A.P. Afanasiev, Institute for Systems Analysis RAS (Russia) E.N. Akimova, Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics UrB RAS (Russia) A. Andrzejak, Heidelberg University (Germany) P. Balaji, Argonne National Laboratory (USA) Yu.Ya. Boldyrev, Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University (Russia) J. Carretero, Carlos III University of Madrid (Spain) R.K. Gazizov, Ufa State Aviation Technical University (Russia) V.D. Goryachev, Tver State Technical University (Russia) V.P. Il'in, Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics SB RAS (Russia) H. Kobayashi, Tohoku University (Japan) J. Kunkel, University of Hamburg (Germany) S. Kumar, Rudrapur (India) J. Labarta, Barcelona Supercomputing Center (Spain) A. Lastovetsky, University College Dublin (Ireland) T. Ludwig, German Climate Computing Center (Germany) V.N. Lykosov, Institute of Numerical Mathematics RAS (Russia) D. Mallmann, Julich Supercomputing Centre (Germany) M. Michalewicz, A*STAR Computational Resource Centre (Singapore) V.E. Malyshkin, Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics SB RAS (Russia) V.Ya. Modorsky, Perm Polytechnic University (Russia) R. Prodan, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (Austria) A.V. Shamakina, High Performance Computing Center in Stuttgart (Germany) P. Shumyatsky, University of Brasilia (Brazil) H. Sithole, Centre for High Performance Computing (Republic of South Africa) A.V. Starchenko, Tomsk State University (Russia) T. Sterling, Indiana University (USA) M. Taufer, University of Delaware (USA) V.E. Turlapov, State University of Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) R. Wyrzykowski, Czestochowa University of Technology (Poland) M.V. Yakobovsky, Institute for Mathematical Modelling RAS (Russia) Y. Yamazaki, Federal University of Pelotas (Brazil)

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CFP: The 24th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud, and Internet Computing (CCGrid 2024)
by Bahman Javadi 02 Sep '23

02 Sep '23

The 24th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud, and Internet Computing (CCGrid 2024) is a leading forum for disseminating and discussing research activities and results on a broad range of topics in distributed systems, ranging from computing Clusters to widely distributed clouds and emerging Internet computing paradigms, such as fog/edge computing for Internet of Things (IoT)/big data applications. The conference features keynotes, technical presentations, posters, workshops, and the SCALE challenge featuring live demonstrations. We solicit original contributions in all aspects of distributed systems and applications in the context of cluster, cloud, and Internet computing environments. Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to the following research tracks: * Track 1: Hardware Systems and Networking: Sustainable and green computing; architecture, networking of data centers; virtualized hardware (GPUs, tensor processing units, FPGAs); RISC V / Open hardware architectures, etc. * Track 2: Software Systems and Platforms: Service-oriented architectures; utility computing models; IaaS, PaaS, SaaS; programming models and runtime systems; resource management and scheduling; and energy-efficient software. * Track 3: Machine Learning (ML) for Systems and Systems for ML: Techniques, platforms, and systems for supporting machine learning and artificial intelligence applications; use of ML/AI applications to enhance the performance of cluster, cloud and Internet-computing systems; ML/AI techniques for workload prediction; application scheduling, resource placement, resilience in cluster, cloud and Internet-computing systems. * Track 4: Future Compute Continuum and Seamless Ecosystems: Internet computing frontiers; future Internet; osmotic computing; cloud-economics; post- and Non-Von Neumann computing; quantum computing. * Track 5: Applications and Workflows: Data science; machine learning and artificial intelligence applications; cyber-physical systems; e-Health; Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled smart systems and applications; workflows. * Track 6: Performance Monitoring, Modeling, Analysis, and Benchmarking: Performance models; monitoring and evaluation tools; analysis of system/application performance; performance benchmarking; visualization for system or application performance; cloud performance; edge performance; and cloud-native performance tools. * Track 7: Distributed and Parallel Storage Systems: storage and memory stack architecture; distributed and parallel storage; HW/SW co-design for storage systems; NVM storage; cloud storage; edge storage; storage- and memory-as-a-service; file and data management; key-value stores; CDNs; data privacy, integrity, and regulation; resilience of service attacks. * Track 8: Education about Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing: curriculum, didactics, and technology developments for cluster, cloud, and Internet-scale computing; virtual laboratory; teaching parallel and distributed systems; teaching performance; teaching cloud, cluster, and Internet-scale technologies; sharing digital learning objects; sharing lab experiments; reproducing educational experiments; teaching methodology in cluster, cloud and Internet computing. Paper Submission Authors are invited to submit papers electronically. Submitted manuscripts should be structured as technical papers and may not exceed 10 letter size (8.5 x 11) pages including figures, tables and references using the IEEE format for conference proceedings. All manuscripts will be reviewed and will be judged on correctness, originality, technical strength, significance, quality of presentation, and relevance to the conference attendees. Submitted papers must represent original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers determined to be under active review elsewhere will be rejected without review. Submissions received after the due date, exceeding the length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the conference chairs for more information. The proceedings will be published through the IEEE Press, USA, and will be made available online through the IEEE and ACM Digital Libraries. Important Dates Papers Due (Abstract): November 27, 2023 Papers Due (Final): December 4, 2023 Notification of Acceptance: February 12, 2024 Camera Ready Papers Due: March 4, 2024 Conference: May 6-9, 2024 Program Committee Co-Chairs Alexandru Iosup, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands Xubin He, Temple University, USA Beth Plale, Indiana University, USA

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Open PhD student position at KIT: Uncertainty quantification in multiscale materials modelling
by Kondov, Ivan (SCC) 01 Sep '23

01 Sep '23

Dear all, We are inviting applicants for the following open position (see below). With my best regards, Ivan Kondov PhD Position (3 years 75% salary level E13) Uncertainty quantification in multiscale materials modelling Courses: mathematics, physics, computational science, materials science Topic description Uncertainty quantification has been adopted for single-scale methods such as density functional theory (DFT), force field methods and coarse-grained modeling. These methods, although widely applied, are still no black-box methods. Their successful application still requires a very good knowledge of their strengths and shortcomings. Moreover, combining these methods raises the question about propagation of uncertainty across the time and length scales. Application 1 (in project P1 "Friction at solid--liquid interfaces") Quantities obtained from molecular dynamics (MD) simulations fluctuate naturally because of thermal effects. A key aspect of our continuum-coupling scheme will therefore be to disentangle thermal fluctuations from uncertainties. Methods for local and global sensitivity analysis have to be developed to determine and discriminate the errors caused by the MD simulations. This requires the development of a machine learning (ML) regression scheme that predicts amplitudes of thermal fluctuations, e.g. of the stress tensor, in addition to mean values as well as their respective uncertainties for active learning scenarios. With these amplitudes, the continuum solver will be extended to incorporate these fluctuations. This requires a reformulation of the height-averaged continuum equation, starting from fluctuating hydrodynamics. A key challenge here will be the analytical computation of statistical fluctuations of the averaged field that needs to fulfil some form of fluctuation-dissipation theorem. Application 2 (in project P3 "Single-site catalysis in porous materials") Reaction and diffusion rates, computed by either DFT or machine learning force fields (MLFF), contain uncertainties of various kinds that are propagated through the kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulation. Especially when two or more KMC rates are produced using a common method and input data that may result in error cancellation or accumulation. The effects of such correlated uncertainties will be investigated using global sensitivity analysis. This will make possible to identify the critical uncertainties in the most influential rates determining the kinetic pathway. We will analyze the uncertainties affecting the predicted effect of confinement, as well as uncertainties arising from the DFT calculations. Requirements Knowledge or experience in at least one of these methodological fields will be an advantage for the candidate: mathematical modelling, machine learning / statistical modeling, and uncertainty quantification. Partners This thesis will be carried out in the framework of the interdisciplinary Research Training Group 2450 "Tailored Scale-Bridging Approaches to Computational Nanoscience" in close collaboration with partner PhD students within the training group. Contact Dr. Ivan Kondov Steinbuch Centre for Computing Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ivan.kondov(a)kit.edu

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GandALF 2023: Registration is open – Call For Participation
by Gabriele Puppis 21 Aug '23

21 Aug '23

*[apologies for cross-postings]* * Registration is finally open for the Fourteenth International Symposium on Games, Automata, Logics, and Formal Verification (GandALF 23), to be held in Udine (Italy) on September 18-20, 2023. *** Early registration deadline is September 4, 2023 (Monday) *** We invite you to attend GandALF 2023. We will offer a very exciting technical and social program, which includes 15 contributed talks, 4 invited talks by renowned international theoretical computer scientists: - Weighted Automata At The Border Of Decidability by Laure Daviaud <https://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/laure-daviaud> – University of East Anglia (UK),- Complexity Aspects Of Logics In Team Semantics by Juha Kontinen <https://researchportal.helsinki.fi/en/persons/juha-kontinen> – University of Helsinki (Finland),- Strategic Reasoning Under Imperfect Information – The Case Of Synchronous Recall by Sophie Pinchinat <https://people.irisa.fr/Sophie.Pinchinat/> – IRISA/University of Rennes (France),- The Church Synthesis Problem Over Continuous Time by Alexander Rabinovich <http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~rabinoa> – Tel Aviv University (Israel), and an enchanting boat trip and dinner at a traditional Casone (check it out at https://gandalf23.uniud.it/excursion/ <https://gandalf23.uniud.it/excursion/>). To register to the conference, follow the instructions at https://gandalf23.uniud.it/registration/ <https://gandalf23.uniud.it/registration/>. For more details about GandALF 2023 and about how to organize your visit to Udine, check our webpage (https://gandalf23.uniud.it/ <https://gandalf23.uniud.it/>). The full program will be published soon. cheers Dario and Antonis (GandALF 23 PC co-chairs)*

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FGCS Special Issue on Scalable Compute Continuum
by Matteo Nardelli 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

(Our apologies if you received multiple copies of this CFP) ============================================== Future Generation Computer Systems Special Issue on Scalable Compute Continuum The full call for papers is available on the official FGCS website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/future-generation-computer-systems/ab… ============================================== Motivation and Scope ======================= The “Compute Continuum” paradigm promises to manage the heterogeneity and dynamism of widespread computing resources, aiming to simplify the execution of distributed applications improving data locality, performance, availability, adaptability, energy management as well as other non-functional features. This is made possible by overcoming the fragmentation of IoT-edge-cloud resources and their segregation in tiers, enabling applications to be seamlessly executed and relocated along a continuum of resources spanning from the edge to the cloud. By distributing resources all around, the emerging Compute Continuum paradigm supports the execution of data-intensive applications as close as possible to data sources and end users. Besides consolidated vertical and horizontal scaling patterns, this paradigm also offers more detailed adaptation actions that strictly depend on the specific infrastructure components (e.g., to reduce energy consumption, or to exploit specific hardware such as GPUs and FPGAs). This enables the enhancement of latency-sensitive applications, the reduction of network bandwidth consumption, the improvement of privacy protection, and the development of novel services aimed at improving living, health, safety, and mobility. All of this should be achievable by application developers without having to worry about how and where the developed application components will be executed. Therefore, to unleash the true potential offered by the Compute Continuum, autonomous, proactive, and infrastructure-aware management is desirable, if not mandatory, calling for novel interdisciplinary approaches that exploit optimization theory, control theory, machine learning, and artificial intelligence methods. This special issue aims to investigate and gather research contributions on the emerging Compute Continuum, seeking solutions for running distributed applications while efficiently managing heterogeneous and widespread computing resources. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - Scalable architectures and systems for the Compute Continuum; - System software for cloud-edge-IoT orchestration; - Distributed and decentralized management of resources and application deployment in the - Compute Continuum; - Programming models, languages and patterns for the Compute Continuum; - Compute Continuum performance modeling and analysis; - Compute Continuum as a service; - Energy-efficient solutions for sustainable Compute Continuum; - AI in the Compute Continuum; - Scalable applications for Compute Continuum (IoT, microservices, serverless); - Data-intensive and stream processing systems and applications in the Compute Continuum; - Digital Twins and industry applications in the Compute Continuum; - Prototypes and real-life experiments involving the Compute Continuum; - Benchmarks and experimental platforms for reproducible experiments in the Compute Continuum. Guest Editors ======================= Valeria Cardellini, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. Patrizio Dazzi, University of Pisa, Italy. Gabriele Mencagli, University of Pisa, Italy. Matteo Nardelli, Bank of Italy, Italy. Massimo Torquati, University of Pisa, Italy. Important Dates ======================= Submission portal opens: May 1, 2023 Deadline for paper submission: November 3, 2023 Latest acceptance deadline for all papers: March 8, 2024 Manuscript Submission Instructions ======================= The FGCS’s submission system ( https://www.editorialmanager.com/FGCS/default.aspx) will be open for submissions to our Special Issue from May 1, 2023. When submitting your manuscript please select the article type VSI: SI_SCC_ScalCompContinuum. All submissions deemed suitable by the editors to be sent for peer review will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Once your manuscript is accepted, it will go into production to be published in the special issue. Looking forward to receiving your excellent submissions soon. Best regards, Valeria Cardellini, Patrizio Dazzi, Gabriele Mencagli, Matteo Nardelli, and Massimo Torquati

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CFP: IEEE HPCC2023 (High Performance Computing and Communications), Dec. 2023
by Jesson Butt 30 Jul '23

30 Jul '23

Call for papers: The 25th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC 2023), 13-15 Dec. 2023, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2023/hpcc/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: August 25, 2023 Notification: October 15, 2023 Final Manuscript Due: October 30, 2023 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2023/hpcc/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Distinguished papers will be invited to special issues of selected journals listed on the conference website. =========== Introduction With the rapid growth in computing and communications technology, the past decade has witnessed a proliferation of powerful parallel and distributed systems and an ever increasing demand for practice of high performance computing and communications (HPCC). HPCC has moved into the mainstream of computing and has become a key technology in determining future research and development activities in many academic and industrial branches, especially when the solution of large and complex problems must cope with very tight timing schedules. Among a series of highly successful International Conferences on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC), HPCC conference comes to its 25th edition of a forum for engineers and scientists in academia, industry, and government to address the resulting profound challenges and to present and discuss their new ideas, research results, applications and experience on all aspects of high performance computing and communications. IEEE HPCC is sponsored by IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, and IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC). Scope and Topics Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: Track 1: High Performance Computing and Applications - High Performance Computing Theory - High Performance Computing Architectures - System Software and Middleware - System Software Support for Scientific Workflows - Storage and I/O Systems - Resource Management - Instruction-Level and Thread-Level Parallelism - Performance Modeling and Evaluation - Massively Multicore Systems - Future Novel Computing Platforms - Database Applications and Data Mining - High Performance Computing for Bioinformatics - High Performance Computing for Big Data - High Performance Computing for AI - High Performance Computing for Block Chains - Green High Performance Computing Track 2: Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems - Parallel and Distributed System Architectures - Parallel and Distributed Algorithms - Data Center Architectures - Resource Virtualization - Web Services and Internet Computing - Cloud, Edge, and Cluster Computing - Sustainable and Energy Efficient Computing - Federated Learning - Embedded Systems - Distributed Systems and Applications - Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing & Intelligence - Distributed Graphics and VR/AR/MR Systems - Distributed AI and Soft/Natural Computing - Power-Efficient and Green Computing Systems - Parallel and Distributed Computing for Big Data - Parallel and Distributed Computing for AI Track 3: Communications and Networking - Network and Interconnect Architectures - Computer Networks - Internet Architectures and Protocols - Telecommunications - Trust, Security, and Privacy - Energy-Aware Computing and Networking - 5G Network - Software Defined Networking - Network Functions Virtualization - Machine Learning and Deep Learning - Social Networking and Computing - Performance Evaluation and Measurement Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages for main conference, including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper. submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2023/hpcc/submission.htm. Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be invited to special issues of selected journals listed on the conference website. General Chairs Xian-He Sun, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA Beniamino Di Martino, Universita' della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Program Chairs Muneeb Hassan, Deakin University, Australia Carson Leung, University of Manitoba, Canada

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(CALL FOR PAPERS) PAW-ATM: Parallel Applications Workshop, Alternatives To MPI+X
by Morris, Karla NMN 19 Jul '23

19 Jul '23

Call for Papers PAW-ATM 2023: Parallel Applications Workshop, Alternatives To MPI+X https://sourceryinstitute.github.io/PAW/ Held in conjunction with SC23, Denver, CO Submissions deadline: July 24, 2023 July 31, 2023 Notification to authors: August 31, 2023 Workshop date: November 13, 2023 Summary As supercomputers become more and more powerful, the number and diversity of applications that can be tackled with these machines grows. Unfortunately, the architectural complexity of these supercomputers grows as well, with heterogeneous processors, multiple levels of memory hierarchy, and many ways to move data and synchronize between processors. The MPI+X programming model, use of which is considered by many to be standard practice, demands that a programmer be expert in both the application domain and the low-level details of the architecture(s) on which that application will be deployed, and the availability of such superhuman programmers is a critical bottleneck. Things become more complicated when evolution and change in the underlying architecture translates into significant re-engineering of the MPI+X code to maintain performance. Numerous alternatives to the MPI+X model exist, and by raising the level of abstraction on the application domain and/or the target architecture, they offer the ability for "mere mortal" programmers to take advantage of the supercomputing resources that are available to advance science and tackle urgent real-world problems. However, compared to the MPI+X approach, these alternatives generally lack two things. First, they aren't as well known as MPI+X and a domain scientist may simply not be aware of models that are a good fit to their domain. Second, they are less mature than MPI+X and likely have more functionality or performance "potholes" that need only be identified to be addressed. PAW-ATM is a forum for discussing HPC applications written in alternatives to MPI+X. Its goal is to bring together application experts and proponents of high-level languages to present concrete example uses of such alternatives, describing their benefits and challenges. Scope and Aims The PAW-ATM workshop is designed to be a forum for discussion of supercomputing-scale parallel applications and their implementation in programming models outside of the dominant MPI+X paradigm. Papers and talks will explore the benefits (or perhaps drawbacks) of implementing specific applications with alternatives to MPI+X, whether those benefits are in performance, scalability, productivity, or some other metric important to that application domain. Presenters are encouraged to generalize the experience with their application to other domains in science and engineering and to bring up specific areas of improvement for the model(s) used in the implementation. In doing so, our hope is to create a setting in which application authors, language designers, and architects can present and discuss the state of the art in alternative scalable programming models, while also wrestling with how to increase their effectiveness and adoption. Beyond well-established HPC scientific simulations, we also encourage submissions exploring artificial intelligence, big data analytics, machine learning, and other emerging application areas. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Novel application development using high-level parallel programming languages and frameworks. * Examples that demonstrate performance, compiler optimization, error checking, and reduced software complexity. * Applications from artificial intelligence, data analytics, bioinformatics, and other novel areas. * Performance evaluation of applications developed using alternatives to MPI+X and comparisons to standard programming models. * Novel algorithms enabled by high-level parallel abstractions. * Experience with the use of new compilers and runtime environments. * Libraries using or supporting alternatives to MPI+X. * Benefits of hardware abstraction and data locality on algorithm implementation. Papers that include description of applications that demonstrate the use of alternative programming models will be given higher priority. Submissions Submissions are solicited in 2 categories: 1. Full-length papers presenting novel research results: Full-length papers will be published in the workshop proceedings. Submitted papers must describe original work that has not appeared in, nor is under consideration for, another conference or journal. Papers shall be eight (8) pages minimum and not exceed ten (10) pages including text, appendices, and figures, but excluding bibliography and acknowledgments. Submissions shall not exceed twelve (12) pages total under any circumstance. 1. Extended abstracts summarizing preliminary/published results: Extended abstracts will be evaluated separately and will not be included in the published proceedings; they are intended to propose timely communications of novel work that will be formally submitted elsewhere at a later stage, and/or of already published work that would be of interest to the PAW-ATM audience in terms of topic and timeliness. Extended abstracts shall not exceed four (4) pages. See https://sourceryinstitute.github.io/PAW/ for further details. WORKSHOP CHAIR * Karla Morris - Sandia National Laboratories ORGANIZING COMMITTEE * Engin Kayraklioglu - Hewlett Packard Enterprise * Irene Moulitsas - Cranfield University * Elliott Slaughter - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS * Bill Long - Hewlett Packard Enterprise * Daniele Lezzi - Barcelona Supercomputing Center PROGRAM COMMITTEE * Dan Bonachea - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory * Jan Ciesko - Sandia National Laboratories * Iacopo Colonnelli - University of Turin * Mario Di Renzo - University of Salento and Stanford University * Salvatore Filippone - Universita di Roma Tor Vergata * Magne Haveraaen - University of Bergen * Peter Hawkins - Google * Engin Kayraklioglu - Hewlett Packard Enterprise * Jannis Klikenberg - RWTH Aachen University * Daniele Lezzi - Barcelona Supercomputing Center * Bill Long - Hewlett Packard Enterprise * Francesc Lordan - Barcelona Supercomputing Center * Lee Margetts - University of Manchester * Fabrizio Marozzo - University of Calabria * Josh Milthorpe - Australian National University * Henry Monge Camacho - Oak Ridge National Laboratory * Karla Morris - Sandia National Laboratories * Irene Moulitsas - Cranfield University * Elliott Slaughter - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory * Kenjiro Taura - University of Tokyo * Miwako Tsuji - RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science ADVISORY COMMITTEE * Bradford L. Chamberlain - Hewlett Packard Enterprise * Damian W. I. Rouson - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory * Katherine A. Yelick - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ARTIFACT EVALUATION COMMITTEE CHAIR * Irene Moulitsas - Cranfield University ARTIFACT EVALUATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS * Scott Baden - University of California San Diego * Desmond Bisandu - Cranfield University * Valentin Churavy - Massachusetts Institute of Technology * Fabio Durastante - University of Pisa * Yakup Koray Budanaz - Technical University of Munich * Boyu Kuang - Cranfield University * Soren Rasmussen - National Center for Atmospheric Research * Anjiang Wei - Stanford University IMPORTANT DATES * Submissions deadline: July 24, 2023 July 31, 2023 * Manuscripts review period: August 2-23, 2023 * Notification to authors: August 31, 2023 * Updated AD/AE appendix due from authors: September 4, 2023 * PAW-ATM workshop date: November 13, 2023

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CFP: IEEE HPCC 2023 (High Performance Computing and Communications), Dec. 2023
by Jesson Butt 08 Jul '23

08 Jul '23

Call for papers: The 25th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC 2023), 17-21 Dec. 2023, Melbourne, Australia. Website: www.swinflow.org/confs/2023/hpcc Key dates: Submission Deadline: August 25, 2023 (11:59pm UTC/GMT) Notification: October 15, 2023 Final Manuscript Due: October 30, 2023 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2023/hpcc/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Distinguished papers will be invited to special issues of selected journals listed on the conference website. =========== Introduction With the rapid growth in computing and communications technology, the past decade has witnessed a proliferation of powerful parallel and distributed systems and an ever increasing demand for practice of high performance computing and communications (HPCC). HPCC has moved into the mainstream of computing and has become a key technology in determining future research and development activities in many academic and industrial branches, especially when the solution of large and complex problems must cope with very tight timing schedules. Among a series of highly successful International Conferences on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC), HPCC conference comes to its 25th edition of a forum for engineers and scientists in academia, industry, and government to address the resulting profound challenges and to present and discuss their new ideas, research results, applications and experience on all aspects of high performance computing and communications. IEEE HPCC is sponsored by IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, and IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC). Scope and Topics Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: 1. Parallel and distributed system architectures 2. Languages and compilers for high performance computing 3. Parallel and distributed software technologies 4. Parallel and distributed algorithms 5. Embedded systems 6. Peer-to-peer computing 7. Cluster computing 8. Web services and Internet computing 9. Cloud computing 10. Utility computing 11. Performance evaluation and measurement 12. Tools and environments for software development 13. Distributed systems and applications 14. High-performance scientific and engineering computing 15. Database applications and data mining 16. Biological/molecular computing 17. Collaborative and cooperative environments 18. Mobile computing and wireless communications 19. Computer Networks 20. Telecommunications 21. Pervasive/ubiquitous computing and intelligence 22. Autonomic, reliability and fault-tolerance 23. Trust, security and privacy Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages for main conference, including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper. submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2023/hpcc/submission.htm. Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be invited to special issues of selected journals listed on the conference website. General Chairs Xian-He Sun, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA Beniamino Di Martino, Universita' della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Program Chairs Muneeb Hassan, Deakin University, Australia Carson Leung, University of Manitoba, Canada

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CFP: Fifth International Conference on Microservices
by Alessandro Bocci 04 Jul '23

04 Jul '23

International Conference on Microservices: Call for Papers ========================================================== Fifth International Conference on Microservices October 10th-12th 2023, Pisa, Italy https://www.conf-micro.services/2023/ Important Dates (EXTENDED) --------------- - Submission deadline : July 09th, 2023 (AoE) (extended) - Notification to authors: July 19th, 2023 (AoE) (extended) - Camera-ready due: July 30th, 2023 (AoE) - Early bird registration until: July 30th, 2023 (AoE) - October 10th-12th, 2023 Theme and Topics ---------------- Microservices are pervading enterprise IT, with many big companies already adopting microservice architectures to deliver their core businesses. Microservices indeed provide an alternative to traditional software architectures, which brings various additional benefits, including increased flexibility, scalability, and improved resilience to failures. Additionally, microservices allow for faster and more efficient development, as well as better collaboration between cross-functional teams. As the technology landscape continues to evolve and become more complex, the importance of microservices in building modern, scalable, and effective applications cannot be overstated. The 5th International Conference on Microservices (Microservices 2023) seeks contributions from both industry and academia covering all aspects and phases of the design and implementation of microservice architectures, as well as experiences based on daily working with them. Topics of interests include, but are not limited to, the following: - Software engineering methods for microservices, specifically (but not limited to) agile service design practices, behavior- and domain-driven design - Formal models for microservices - Programming languages, notations, and techniques for microservices - Verification (both static and runtime) of microservice systems - Testing for microservices: unit tests, system tests, acceptance and regression tests, test-driven service development - DevOps for microservices, in particular (but not limited to) continuous deployment and distributed monitoring - Microservices in the context of development, security, and operations (DevSecOps) - Secure by design in the context of Microservices - Microservice operation and contributor analysis - Microservice management: fault, configuration, accounting/cost, performance, security - Co-change and change impact analysis - Discovery/recovery and reverse engineering of microservices solutions - Microservice evolution - Global governance for microservices - Methodologies for identification, specification, and realization of candidate services - Patterns for cloud-native application architectures; service API design and management - Microservices infrastructure components: API gateways, side cars, and service meshes; reactive messaging brokers; service registries; service containers and cluster managers; infrastructure as code - Function-as-a-service and serverless cloud offerings; service-based event sourcing and data streaming architectures - Security and other service quality concerns (consistency, availability, recoverability) in microservices; dealing with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance and other data privacy requirements Testing for microservices: unit tests, system tests, acceptance and regression tests, test-driven service development Internet technologies: services, human interactions, data analytics and AI for IoT, architecture things centric, sensor networks, security, privacy, applications - AI and Microservices (including Datasets, Open-source technology) - Cyber-physical Systems: AI/ML applications, security - Industrial case studies and applications: Data Science/Big Data, Smart Industry, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Empirical studies of microservices adoption - Case Studies and Surveys on the topic of Microservices - Sustainable practices in the Microservices community - Education about Microservices technologies Submissions Guidelines ---------------------- A submission should describe a talk to be given at the conference in the form of extended abstracts with a maximum of two pages for talks from industry and six pages for academic presentations (including references). Submissions can be based on work in progress, scientific work published or submitted for publication, practical experience reports, or practical tool demonstrations. They must further be prepared using the TBA template, be in PDF format, printable in black and white on A4 paper, and interpretable by common PDF tools. Submissions must be in English. Contributions may be submitted via TBA. The submission deadline is June 25th, 2023 AoE. Resubmissions are allowed until the submission deadline. Contributions will be reviewed and selected by the Program Committee. Extended abstracts of accepted contributions will be available electronically before the conference. Selected contributions will be invited to submit manuscripts based on their abstracts for conference post-proceedings. Organisation ------------ General Chair: Antonio Brogi, University of Pisa (IT) Program Chairs: Tomas Cerny, Baylor University (US) Valentina Lenarduzzi, University of Oulu (FI) Jacopo Soldani, University of Pisa (IT) Industrial Liaison Chair: Claudio Guidi, italianaSoftware (IT) Publicity Chair: Alessandro Bocci, University of Pisa (IT) Philip Wizenty, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund (DE) Local Chairs: Stefano Forti, University of Pisa (IT) Steering Committee ----------------- Giulio Manzonetto, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord Fabrizio Montesi, University of Southern Denmark Sabine Sachweh, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund Program Committee ----------------- Amr S. Abdelfattah, Baylor University (USA) Nour Ali, Brunel University London (UK) Carlo Aliprandi, Extra RED (IT) Hernán Astudillo, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Maria (CL) Luciano Baresi, Politecnico di Milano (IT) Justus Bogner, University of Stuttgart (DE) Andrea Janes, Vorarlberg University of Applied Science (AT) Ivan Lanese, University of Bologna (IT) Pavas Navaney, Oracle (USA) Phu Nguyen, SINTEF (NO) Claus Pahl, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (IT) Florian Rademacher, RWTH Aachen University (DE) Larisa Safina, INRIA (FR) Davide Taibi, University of Oulu (FI) Pavel Tisnovsky, Red Hat (USA) Nabil El Ioini, The University of Nottingham (MY) Richard Lipka, University of West Bohemia (CZ) Muhammad Waseem, University of Jyväskylä (FI) Contact Information ------------------- Please contact us if you have questions: https://www.conf-micro.services/2023/contact/

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Summer School on Reactive Synthesis + Workshop on Synthesis, Monitoring and Learning at University of Udine
by Gabriele Puppis 04 Jul '23

04 Jul '23

*** apologies for cross-postings *** ===== Call for Attendance ===== ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Third edition of the UniVr/UniUd Summer School on Formal Methods for Cyber-Physical Systems - Udine, August 28-31 http://tcs.uniud.it/summer-school + Workshop on Synthesis, Monitoring and Learning - Udine, August 31-September 1 http://tcs.uniud.it/smile ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Synthesis is a fundamental problem in computer science and mathematics, concerned with automatically generating programs that satisfy a given logical specification. Its applications span a range of domains, including model-based system design, software engineering, and automated theorem proving. For instance, designing a controller that guides the behavior of a reactive system, that is, a system that continually interacts with its environment, can be framed as a synthesis problem. Similarly, the design and verification of a distributed system often depend on distributed synthesis, which finds programs that enforce correct component interaction and satisfy desired specifications. The third edition of the Summer School on Formal Methods for Cyber-Physical Systems offers an in-depth exploration of reactive synthesis, a topic that was already introduced in the first edition of the school. The lecturers will provide a systematic account of the main achievements and the current trends of research in reactive synthesis, covering both theory and applications. The course will begin with an overview of the classical synthesis problem in the finite-state setting, as originally formulated by Church and solved by Buechi and Landweber. This introductory part will introduce the terminology of infinite two-player games, explain the automatic construction of winning strategies in “regular games”, and address history of the subject, discussing extensions and open problems. From there, the course will investigate approaches for making reactive synthesis more efficient and practical, including techniques for solving the synthesis problem in restricted settings, for decomposing the problem into subproblems, and for employing algorithms, data structures, and heuristics to manage complexity. Variants of the synthesis problem will also be explored, such as control strategies for hybrid and distributed systems, monitor synthesis, synthesis under incomplete information, distributed synthesis, and symmetric synthesis. The implementation of synthesis tools will also receive significant attention, with a focus on recent advances and applications of UPPAAL Stratego and the SYNTCOMP reactive synthesis competition. The summer school will conclude with a workshop on emerging research trends in synthesis, monitoring, and learning, which showcases some exciting interactions between formal methods and machine learning. Distinguished invited speakers will lead the workshop. Participants will also have the opportunity to engage with peers from around the world and may propose to deliver short research talks voluntarily. ### Lecturers Wolfgang Thomas - RWTH Aachen University, Germany 3-hour lecture on “Synthesis of strategies in infinite two-player games” We give an introduction to the synthesis of reactive systems in the finite-state setting, using the terminology of infinite two-player games and explaining the automatic construction of winning strategies in “regular games”. We also address the history of the subject, discuss extensions, and mention basic problems that are still open. Martin Zimmermann - Aalborg University, Denmark 3-hour lecture on “Synthesis of infinite-state systems” The reactive synthesis problem asks to compute, from a given specification of the input-output behavior of a reactive system, a system satisfying this specification (or to determine that no such system exists). In this lecture, we consider the synthesis of infinite-state systems with a focus on pushdown systems, which model simple recursive systems with finite data. On a technical level, we show how to solve infinite games on configuration graphs of pushdown automata and present recent work on generalizations to history-deterministic pushdown automata. Kim G. Larsen - Aalborg University, Denmark 3-hour lecture on “Synthesis and Optimization for Cyber Physical Systems” In these lectures we will present recent advances and applications of the tool UPPAAL Stratego (www.uppaal.org) supporting automatic synthesis of guaranteed safe and near-optimal control strategies for Cyber Physical Systems (CPS). UPPAAL Stratego combines symbolic methods from model checking, reinforcement learning methods from machine learning, as well as abstraction techniques for hybrid games. Trade-offs between efficiency of strategy representation and degree of optimality subject to safety constraints will be discussed, as well as successful applications (autonomous driving maneuvers, heating systems and traffic control). Dana Fisman - Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 3-hour lecture on “Automata learning of languages of finite and infinite words” In these lectures we will get acquainted with the research area called grammatical inference or automata learning. We will start with the earliest results on the subject, and span different learning paradigms. We will describe several positive results, and efficient algorithms for learning regular languages. We will prove several negative results for learning different classes of languages in different learning paradigms. We will then discuss state-of-the-art results on learning regular languages of infinite words. Swen Jacobs - CISPA Helmholtz-Center for Information Security, Germany 3-hour lecture on “Reactive synthesis: towards practice” I will give an overview of different lines of research that try to make reactive synthesis (more) practical. This includes research into approaches to restrict the problem to more efficiently solvable fragments, into ways to split the problem into subproblems that can be solved independently or iteratively, and into efficient algorithms and data structures as well as heuristics that allow us to implement synthesis tools that can solve problems of significant size. I will report on progress observed in the reactive synthesis competition (SYNTCOMP), and on case studies and benchmark problems that demonstrate the capabilities of state-of-the-art synthesis tools. Alessandro Cimatti - Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy 3-hour lecture on “Runtime verification and monitor synthesis” Runtime Verification (RV) is a lightweight verification technique that aims at checking whether a run of a system under scrutiny (SUS) satisfies or violates a given correctness specification. The lecture will first overview the general framework of RV, and the techniques to synthesize run-time monitors that can be efficiently executed in combination with the SUS. Then, we will cover the relationship between RV and the field of Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI). In FDI, runtime monitors are built taking into account models of the SUS, in order to monitor the occurrence of internal (faulty) conditions that are not directly observable. ### Programme Monday, August 28 13:30 - 14:00 Registration 14:00 - 14:30 Course Introduction 14:30 - 16:00 Wolfgang Thomas 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break 16:30 - 18:00 Wolfgang Thomas Tuesday, August 29 09:30 - 11:00 Martin Zimmermann 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 - 13:00 Martin Zimmermann 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 14:30 - 16:00 Kim G. Larsen 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break 16:30 - 18:00 Kim G. Larsen Wednesday, August 30 09:30 - 11:00 Dana Fisman 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 - 13:00 Dana Fisman 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 14:30 - 16:00 Swen Jacobs 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break 16:30 - 18:00 Swen Jacobs 19:00 - 23:00 Social dinner Thursday, August 31 09:30 - 11:00 Alessandro Cimatti 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 - 13:00 Alessandro Cimatti 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 14:30 - 16:30 Workshop on Synthesis, Monitoring and Learning Friday, September 1 09:30 - 14:00 Workshop on Synthesis, Monitoring and Learning ### Admission and accommodation The course is offered in a hybrid format giving the possibility to remotely attend the course (on the Microsoft Teams platform). On-site places are limited and assigned on first come first served basis. The registration fees are: - On-site participation, 250.00 Euro + VAT 22% - Online participation, 120.00 Euro + VAT 22% Deadline for online application is August 18, 2023. Participation application is available at https://www.cism.it/en/activities/courses/J2303/ ### Contacts CISM, Palazzo del Torso Piazza Garibaldi 18, 39100 Udine, Italy tel. +39 0432 248511 email: cism(a)cism.it | www.cism.it ### Organization Angelo Montanari - University of Udine, Italy Gabriele Puppis - University of Udine, Italy Tiziano Villa - University of Verona, Italy

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(CALL FOR PAPERS) PAW-ATM: Parallel Applications Workshop, Alternatives To MPI+X
by Morris, Karla NMN 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

Call for Papers PAW-ATM 2023: Parallel Applications Workshop, Alternatives To MPI+X https://sourceryinstitute.github.io/PAW/ Held in conjunction with SC23, Denver, CO Submissions deadline: July 24, 2023 Notification to authors: August 31, 2023 Workshop date: November 13, 2023 Summary As supercomputers become more and more powerful, the number and diversity of applications that can be tackled with these machines grows. Unfortunately, the architectural complexity of these supercomputers grows as well, with heterogeneous processors, multiple levels of memory hierarchy, and many ways to move data and synchronize between processors. The MPI+X programming model, use of which is considered by many to be standard practice, demands that a programmer be expert in both the application domain and the low-level details of the architecture(s) on which that application will be deployed, and the availability of such superhuman programmers is a critical bottleneck. Things become more complicated when evolution and change in the underlying architecture translates into significant re-engineering of the MPI+X code to maintain performance. Numerous alternatives to the MPI+X model exist, and by raising the level of abstraction on the application domain and/or the target architecture, they offer the ability for "mere mortal" programmers to take advantage of the supercomputing resources that are available to advance science and tackle urgent real-world problems. However, compared to the MPI+X approach, these alternatives generally lack two things. First, they aren't as well known as MPI+X and a domain scientist may simply not be aware of models that are a good fit to their domain. Second, they are less mature than MPI+X and likely have more functionality or performance "potholes" that need only be identified to be addressed. PAW-ATM is a forum for discussing HPC applications written in alternatives to MPI+X. Its goal is to bring together application experts and proponents of high-level languages to present concrete example uses of such alternatives, describing their benefits and challenges. Scope and Aims The PAW-ATM workshop is designed to be a forum for discussion of supercomputing-scale parallel applications and their implementation in programming models outside of the dominant MPI+X paradigm. Papers and talks will explore the benefits (or perhaps drawbacks) of implementing specific applications with alternatives to MPI+X, whether those benefits are in performance, scalability, productivity, or some other metric important to that application domain. Presenters are encouraged to generalize the experience with their application to other domains in science and engineering and to bring up specific areas of improvement for the model(s) used in the implementation. In doing so, our hope is to create a setting in which application authors, language designers, and architects can present and discuss the state of the art in alternative scalable programming models, while also wrestling with how to increase their effectiveness and adoption. Beyond well-established HPC scientific simulations, we also encourage submissions exploring artificial intelligence, big data analytics, machine learning, and other emerging application areas. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Novel application development using high-level parallel programming languages and frameworks. * Examples that demonstrate performance, compiler optimization, error checking, and reduced software complexity. * Applications from artificial intelligence, data analytics, bioinformatics, and other novel areas. * Performance evaluation of applications developed using alternatives to MPI+X and comparisons to standard programming models. * Novel algorithms enabled by high-level parallel abstractions. * Experience with the use of new compilers and runtime environments. * Libraries using or supporting alternatives to MPI+X. * Benefits of hardware abstraction and data locality on algorithm implementation. Papers that include description of applications that demonstrate the use of alternative programming models will be given higher priority. Submissions Submissions are solicited in 2 categories: 1. Full-length papers presenting novel research results: Full-length papers will be published in the workshop proceedings. Submitted papers must describe original work that has not appeared in, nor is under consideration for, another conference or journal. Papers shall be eight (8) pages minimum and not exceed ten (10) pages including text, appendices, and figures, but excluding bibliography and acknowledgments. Submissions shall not exceed twelve (12) pages total under any circumstance. 1. Extended abstracts summarizing preliminary/published results: Extended abstracts will be evaluated separately and will not be included in the published proceedings; they are intended to propose timely communications of novel work that will be formally submitted elsewhere at a later stage, and/or of already published work that would be of interest to the PAW-ATM audience in terms of topic and timeliness. Extended abstracts shall not exceed four (4) pages. See https://sourceryinstitute.github.io/PAW/ for further details. WORKSHOP CHAIR * Karla Morris - Sandia National Laboratories ORGANIZING COMMITTEE * Engin Kayraklioglu - Hewlett Packard Enterprise * Irene Moulitsas - Cranfield University * Elliott Slaughter - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS * Bill Long - Hewlett Packard Enterprise * Daniele Lezzi - Barcelona Supercomputing Center PROGRAM COMMITTEE * Dan Bonachea - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory * Jan Ciesko - Sandia National Laboratories * Iacopo Colonnelli - University of Turin * Mario Di Renzo - University of Salento and Stanford University * Salvatore Filippone - Universita di Roma Tor Vergata * Magne Haveraaen - University of Bergen * Peter Hawkins - Google * Engin Kayraklioglu - Hewlett Packard Enterprise * Jannis Klikenberg - RWTH Aachen University * Daniele Lezzi - Barcelona Supercomputing Center * Bill Long - Hewlett Packard Enterprise * Francesc Lordan - Barcelona Supercomputing Center * Lee Margetts - University of Manchester * Fabrizio Marozzo - University of Calabria * Josh Milthorpe - Australian National University * Henry Monge Camacho - Oak Ridge National Laboratory * Karla Morris - Sandia National Laboratories * Irene Moulitsas - Cranfield University * Elliott Slaughter - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory * Kenjiro Taura - University of Tokyo * Miwako Tsuji - RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science ADVISORY COMMITTEE * Bradford L. Chamberlain - Hewlett Packard Enterprise * Damian W. I. Rouson - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory * Katherine A. Yelick - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ARTIFACT EVALUATION COMMITTEE CHAIR * Irene Moulitsas - Cranfield University ARTIFACT EVALUATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS * Scott Baden - University of California San Diego * Desmond Bisandu - Cranfield University * Valentin Churavy - Massachusetts Institute of Technology * Fabio Durastante - University of Pisa * Yakup Koray Budanaz - Technical University of Munich * Boyu Kuang - Cranfield University * Soren Rasmussen - National Center for Atmospheric Research * Anjiang Wei - Stanford University IMPORTANT DATES * Submissions deadline: July 24, 2023 * Manuscripts review period: August 2-23, 2023 * Notification to authors: August 31, 2023 * Updated AD/AE appendix due from authors: September 4, 2023 * PAW-ATM workshop date: November 13, 2023

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