==========================================================================                                                     CALL FOR PAPERS Special Session on High Performance Computing for Application Benchmarking and Optimization                                                         (HPBench 2018) As part of the International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation                                                          (HPCS 2018) http://hpcs2018.cisedu.info/%C2%A0%C2%A0or http://cisedu.us/rp/hpcs18

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Benchmarking is an essential aspect of modern computational science, and as such, it provides a means for quantifying and comparing the performance of different computer systems.

With a large number of combinations of aspects to benchmark, all the way from the capability of a single core to cluster configuration to various software configurations, the benchmarking process is more of an art than science. However, the results of this process drive the modern science and are vital for the community to draw sensible conclusions on the performance of applications and systems.

This special session focuses on research work aimed at benchmarking modern parallel and distributed systems for addressing a number of real world problems.  As such, contributions concerning the definition of new open platforms, new benchmarks to match modern architectural evolution, studies on the aspects of benchmarking different aspects of systems (from raw runtime performance to energy consumption to energy consumed per data movement) and mathematical foundations of benchmarking are sought.

**** IMPORTANT DATES **** 
Papers Due:                            March 12, 2018 Author Notification:                 April 11, 2018 Camera-Ready Submission:   May 03, 2018

**** TOPICS **** 
The HPBench topics of interest include, but are not limited to - Open Platforms for parallel and distributed application benchmarking and optimization; - Benchmarking on the Cloud; - Benchmarking of clusters and large-scale systems; - Benchmarking of I/O; - Benchmarking of energy and energy efficiency; - Benchmarking of Web Services; - Virtualization for distributed benchmarking; - Data distribution for benchmarking; - Performance results of benchmarks on modern platforms; - Scalability aspects of benchmarking; - Benchmarking of parallel business applications; - Techniques, frameworks and results concerning the benchmarking of library packages. - Tools and frameworks for performance modelling systems and applications; - Tools and frameworks for simulation, measurement and monitoring; - Domain-specific benchmarks and applications (such as image processing, pattern recognition, cryptography, biometrics, differential equation solvers, signal processing and alike); -Mathematical foundations of benchmarking, metrics and heuristics

**** SUBMISSION GUIDELINES **** You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to benchmarking and high performance computing systems, including applications and cloud computing for benchmarking.  Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere until it appears in HPCS proceedings, in the case of acceptance, or notified otherwise. For Regular papers, please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 8 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript. Short papers (up to 4 pages), poster papers and posters (please refer to http://hpcs2018.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-pos... for posters submission details) will also be considered. Please specify the type of submission you have.  Please include page numbers on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments.

Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript to the special session paper submission site at https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/HPBench2018. Acknowledgement will be sent within 48 hours of submission.

**** HPBench 2018 GENERAL CHAIRS **** Samar Aseeri, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia Courtenay Vaughan, Sandia National Laboratories, USA Laurent Lefevre, INRIA, ENS Lyon, France Jean-Marc Pierson, IRIT, University of Toulouse, France

For more information see http://hpcs2018.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions---hpcs2018/session...

****TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE**** Cosimo Anglano, Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Italy Suren Byna, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA Jesus Carretero, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Douglas W. Doerfler, NERSC, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA Gowtham, Michigan Technological University, Michigan, USA Luigi Iapichino, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, Germany Sylvain Jubertie, University of Orleans, France Bok Jik Lee, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara (UVT), Romania Ivan Rodero, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA Gudula Rünger, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany Domenico Talia, Università della Calabria, Rende, Italy Ana Lucia Varbanescu, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We would appreciate if you could forward this email to interested colleagues. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------