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Call For Papers - Data Science for Future Energy Systems - HiPC 2019 Workshop
by sanmukh＠hipc.org 20 Jul '19

20 Jul '19

********************************************************************** We apologize if you received multiple copies of this Call for Papers Please feel free to distribute it to those who might be interested ********************************************************************** First Workshop on Data Science for Future Energy Systems - HiPC Workshop 2019 https://hipc.org/dsfes 17-20 December 2019 Hyderabad, India CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPER An Energy System is defined as a system primarily designed to supply energy services to end users. Such systems form the backbone of modern economy and include power grids, oilfields, heating/cooling systems, etc. The design of efficient, reliable and scalable Energy Systems for the future requires making them smarter and transitioning them into Future Energy Systems via novel data driven solutions built on top of the existing monitoring and control infrastructure. The goal of this workshop is to highlight and encourage discussions regarding novel applications of data science and data analytics techniques in the domain of Energy Systems such as smart (power) grids, smart oilfields, smart heating/cooling systems etc. Data driven techniques enabling transition to Future Energy Systems via improved sustainability and electrification of the energy systems, Uberization of the energy systems, mobility changes due to future energy systems, etc. are solicited. This workshop seeks submissions related to the following topic areas as applicable to the domain of future energy systems: * Discovery of knowledge and insights using data * Data Analytics Applications: Learning, prediction, anomaly detection, pattern recognition, search, mining, etc. * Data management/infrastructure * Data privacy/security * Data driven modeling * Data driven decision making * Data driven techniques enabling energy transition for improved sustainability and electrification * Uberization of energy systems enabling peer-to-peer transactions, minimizing distance between the producer and consumers, user rating system for quality of service, etc. * Mobility changes due to future energy systems MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES Submitted manuscripts should be structured as technical papers and may not exceed six (6) single-spaced double-column pages using 10-point size font on 8.5 x 11 inch pages (IEEE conference style), including figures, tables, and references. See IEEE style templates at this page for details. Electronic submissions must be in the form of a readable PDF file. All manuscripts will be reviewed by the Program Committee and evaluated on originality, relevance of the problem to the conference theme, technical strength, rigor in analysis, quality of results, and organization and clarity of presentation of the paper. Submitted papers must represent original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines will be rejected without review and further action may be taken, including (but not limited to) notifications sent to the heads of the institutions of the authors and sponsors of the conference. Presentation of an accepted paper at the workshop is a requirement of publication. Any paper that is not presented at the conference will not be included in proceedings. IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission: September 20th, 2019 Notification to Authors: October 14th, 2019 Workshop camera-ready: October 28th, 2019 SUBMISSION PORTAL Easychair Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dsfes2019 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Sanmukh R. Kuppannagari, University of Southern California, USA Chayan Sarkar, TCS Research & Innovation, India PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS Ram Balachandran, India Charalampos Chelmis, University of Albany, USA Sanmukh R. Kuppannagari (organizer), University of Southern California, USA Akshay Uttama Nambi, Microsoft Research, India Anand Panangadan, California State University, USA Laks Raghupati, Shell, India Kiran Sajjanshetty, Voyage Auto Inc., USA Chayan Sarkar (organizer), TCS Research & Innovation, India Ajitesh Srivastava, University of Southern California, USA Mahima Agumbe Suresh, San Jose State University, USA

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Call for Workshop Papers - IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics 2019
by sanmukh＠hipc.org 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

********************************************************************** We apologize if you received multiple copies of this message Please feel free to distribute it to those who might be interested ********************************************************************** HiPC 2019 CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS ********************************************************************** The 26th annual IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics (HiPC 2019) will be held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad, India, during 17-20 December 2019. Complementing the main technical program, HiPC workshops serve to broaden the technical scope of the conference in emerging areas of high performance computing, communication, data and analytics and their applications. Below is the listing of the workshops to be held on the first day of the conference, December 17th. Please follow the links below for a detailed description and the Call for Papers of each workshop. * Multi-tier Big Data Pipelines from Edge to the Cloud Data Centers - https://hipc.org/bigdata/ * Workshop on Data Science for Future Energy Systems - https://hipc.org/dsfes/ * Workshop on Memory and Storage Systems 2019 (WoMSS) - http://hipc.org/womss/ IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission Deadline: September 20, 2019 WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS * Vandana Janeja, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA * Antonino Tumeo, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA Workshops co-chairs may be contacted at workshops(a)hipc.org.

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Call for IRUS Session Leads - IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics 2019
by sanmukh＠hipc.org 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

********************************************************************** We apologize if you received multiple copies of this Call Please feel free to distribute it to those who might be interested ********************************************************************** HiPC 2019 CALL FOR IRUS Session Leads ********************************************************************** BACKGROUND ON CONFERENCE HiPC, Data and Analytics is Asia's premier IEEE international annual conference on computational and data sciences. The 26th edition (https://hipc.org/) of this conference will be held in Hyderabad during December 17-20. BACKGROUND ON SYMPOSIUM Industry Research and User Symposium (IRUS) brings together solution providers and users of HPC, cloud and data platforms, providing a venue where they can share their challenges and successes and discuss relevant technology issues related to computational and data sciences. Previous IRUS sessions* had tremendous participation from conference attendees and included senior speakers from industry like Amazon, Flipkart, Intel, Microsoft, Shell and Xilinx, academia like CERN, IISC and TIFR and start-ups such as Khosla Labs and Forus Health. *PREVIOUS IRUS SESSION LINKS 2018: https://hipc.org/hipc2018/industry-research-and-user-symposium/ 2017: https://hipc.org/hipc2017/industry-research-and-user-symposium/ 2016: https://www.hipc.org/hipc2016/irus.php CALL FOR IRUS SESSION Leads We are looking for Leaders from industry or academia to help put together a great IRUS session on a relevant topic in computational and data sciences. As a session lead, you are responsible to organize an IRUS session (~2 hours) during a suitable slot in the conference duration. You will have freedom on the contents and panelists you wish to invite – you will be supported by the HiPC team in local logistics. WHAT'S THERE FOR YOU? * Opportunity to lead session in an area of your interest within computational and data science * Help shape the agenda amongst leading industry practitioners and academic experts from around the world * Engage with student and young researchers showcase your ideas and develop as a thought leader HOW TO APPLY (LAST DATE: JULY 31, 2019) Drop a line to: Chiranjib Sur (HiPC 2019 Conference General Chair) – sur.chiranjib(a)hipc.org Laks Raghupathi (HiPC 2019 IRUS Chair) – laks.aarthi(a)gmail.com

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Paper Deadline Extended - IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics 2019
by sanmukh＠hipc.org 02 Jun '19

02 Jun '19

********************************************************************** We apologize if you received multiple copies of this Call for Papers Please feel free to distribute it to those who might be interested ********************************************************************** HiPC 2019 CALL FOR PAPERS *** Paper Deadline Extended *** ********************************************************************** 26th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics December 17-20, 2019, Hyderabad, India https://hipc.org/ KEY DATES: Abstract Submission: Friday, June 21, 2019 *Firm Extended Deadline* Paper Submission: Friday, June 28, 2019 *Firm Extended Deadline* Easychair Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hipc2019 HiPC 2019 Call For Papers HiPC 2019 will be the 26th edition of the IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, Analytics and Data Science. HiPC serves as a forum to present current work by researchers from around the world as well as highlight activities in Asia in the areas of high performance computing and data science. The meeting focuses on all aspects of high performance computing systems, and data science and analytics, and their scientific, engineering, and commercial applications. Authors are invited to submit original unpublished research manuscripts that demonstrate current research in all areas of high performance computing, and data science and analytics, covering all traditional areas and emerging topics including from machine learning, big data analytics and blockchain. Each submission should be submitted to one of the tracks listed under the two broad themes of High Performance Computing and Data Science. High Performance Computing tracks: Algorithms: This track invites papers that describe original research on developing new parallel and distributed computing algorithms, and related advances. Examples of topics that are of interest include (but not limited to): * New parallel and distributed algorithms and design techniques; * Advances in enhancing algorithmic properties or providing guarantees (e.g., fault tolerance, resilience, concurrency, data locality, communication-avoiding); * Classical and emerging computation models (e.g., parallel/distributed models, quantum computing, neuromorphic and other bioinspired models); * Provably efficient parallel and distributed algorithms for advanced scientific computing and irregular applications (e.g., numerical linear algebra, graph algorithms, computational biology); and * Algorithmic techniques for resource allocation and optimization (e.g., scheduling, load balancing, resource management); Architectures: This track invites papers that describe original research on the design and evaluation of high performance computing architectures, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * Design and evaluation of high performance processing architectures (e.g., reconfigurable, system-on-chip, manycores, vector processors); * Design and evaluation of networks for high performance computing platforms (e.g., interconnect topologies, network-on-chip); * Design and evaluation of memory, cache and storage architectures (e.g., 3D, photonic, Processing-In-Memory, NVRAM, burst buffers, parallel I/O); * Approaches to improve architectural properties (e.g., energy/power efficiency, reconfigurable, resilience/fault tolerance, security/privacy); and * Emerging computational architectures (e.g., quantum computing, neuromorphic and other bioinspired architectures). Applications: This track invites papers that describe original research on the design and implementation of scalable applications for execution on parallel and distributed platforms, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * Design and implementation of shared and distributed memory parallel applications (e.g., scientific computing and industry applications, emerging applications in IoT and life sciences - biology, medicine, chemistry, etc.); * Design and simulation methodologies for scaling applications on peta- and exascale platforms (e.g., co-design approaches, hardware/software co-design, heterogeneous and hybrid programming); * Hardware acceleration of parallel applications (e.g., CPU/GPUs, multi-GPU clusters, FPGA, vector processors, manycore); and * Design of application benchmarks for parallel and distributed platforms. Systems Software: This track invites papers that describe original research on the design, implementation and evaluation of systems software for high performance computing platforms, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * Scalable systems and software architectures for high performance computing (e.g., middleware, operating systems, I/O services); * Techniques to enhance parallel performance (e.g., compiler/runtime optimization, learning from application traces, profiling); * Techniques to enhance parallel application development and productivity (e.g., Domain-Specific Languages, programming environments, performance/correctness checking and debugging); * Techniques to deal with uncertainties, hardware/software resilience, and fault tolerance; * Software for cloud, data center, and exascale platforms (e.g., middleware tools, schedulers, resource allocation, data migration, load balancing); and * Software and programming paradigms for heterogeneous platforms (e.g., libraries for CPU/GPU, multi-GPU clusters, and other accelerator platforms); Data Science tracks: Scalable Algorithms and Analytics: This track invites papers that describe original research on developing scalable algorithms for data analysis at scale, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * New scalable algorithms for fundamental data analysis tasks (supervised, unsupervised learning, and pattern discovery); * Scalable algorithms that are designed to address the characteristics of different data sources and settings (e.g., graphs, social networks, sequences, data streams); * Scalable algorithms and techniques to reduce complexity of large-scale data (e.g., streaming, sublinear data structures, summarization, compressive analytics); * Scalable algorithms that are designed to address requirements in different data-driven application domains (e.g., life sciences, business, agriculture); and * Scalable algorithms that ensure the transparency and fairness of the analysis. Scalable Systems and Software: This track invites papers that describe original research on developing scalable systems and software for handling data at scale, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * Design of scalable system software to support various applications (e.g., recommendation systems, web search, crowdsourcing applications, streaming applications) * Design of scalable system software for various architectures (e.g., OpenPower, GPUs, FPGAs). * Architectures and systems software to support various operations in large data frameworks (e.g., storage, retrieval, automated workflows, data organization, visualization, visual analytics, human-in-the-loop); * Design and implementation of systems software for distributed data frameworks (e.g., distributed file system, virtualization, cloud services, resource optimization, scheduling); and * Standards and protocols for enhancing various aspects of data analytics (e.g., open data standards, privacy preserving and secure schemes). One or more best paper awards will be given for outstanding contributed papers. IMPORTANT DATES Abstract Submission: Friday, June 21, 2019 *Firm Extended Deadline* Paper Submission: Friday, June 28, 2019 *Firm Extended Deadline* Reviews for Rebuttals: Monday, July 29, 2019 Rebuttals due: Monday, August 5, 2019 Initial Submission Decision: Monday, August 19, 2019 Revisions Due: Friday, September 20, 2019 Author Notification: Monday, September 30, 2019 Camera Ready: Monday, October 14, 2019 Manuscript Guidelines Submitted manuscripts should be structured as technical papers and may not exceed ten (10) single-spaced double-column pages using 10-point size font on 8.5x11 inch pages (IEEE conference style), including figures, tables, and references. See IEEE style templates at this page for details. Electronic submissions must be in the form of a readable PDF file. Manuscripts must be received by the published paper submission deadline. All manuscripts will be reviewed by the Program Committee and evaluated on originality, relevance of the problem to the conference theme, technical strength, rigor in analysis, quality of results, and organization and clarity of presentation of the paper. Authors are highly encouraged to list the key contributions of their paper. This should be in a separate paragraph in the introduction to the paper. Please note that the review process is “single-blind” (i.e., authors can list their names on the paper). This year we are introducing a two-phase review process, in which the first round of reviews will be made available to the authors for a brief rebuttal. Based on the reviews and the rebuttal, an initial decision will be issued. Papers will be either accepted or rejected or recommended for a second round. Authors of papers recommended for a second round will be allowed to revise the paper to address the comments and suggestions made by the program committee. The revisions will undergo a second round of review before the final notification. Submitted papers must represent original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines will be rejected without review and further action may be taken, including (but not limited to) notifications sent to the heads of the institutions of the authors and sponsors of the conference. Submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chairs of the respective tracks at their contact email addresses below for further information or clarification. Notification of review decisions will be emailed by September 30, 2019. Camera-ready papers are due by October 14, 2019. A published proceedings will be available at the conference. At least one author of each paper must be registered for the conference in order for the paper to be published in the proceedings. Presentation of an accepted paper at the conference is a requirement of publication. Any paper that is not presented at the conference will not be included in IEEE Xplore. Easychair Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hipc2019 Journal Special Issue: Authors of selected high quality papers in HiPC 2019 will be invited to submit extended version of their papers for possible publication in a special issue of Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing. PLEASE NOTE: * Authors must register their paper and submit an abstract, typically a paragraph or two, by June 21, 2019 * Authors must then submit full versions of registered papers by June 28, 2019 * All deadlines are end of day ANYWHERE ON EARTH. * Links to EasyChair submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hipc2019 PROGRAM CHAIRS Ananth Kalyanaraman, Washington State University, USA George Karypis, University of Minnesota, USA PROGRAM VICE-CHAIRS HPC Tracks: Algorithms: Bora Uçar, CNRS and École normale supérieure de Lyon, France Applications: Alba Cristina M.A. de Melo, University of Brasilia, Brazil Architecture: Smruti Ranjan Sarangi, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India System Software: Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA Data Science Tracks: Scalable Algorithms and Analytics: Srinivasan Parthasarathy, Ohio State University, USA Scalable Systems and Software: Gagan Agrawal, Ohio State University, USA Contact Information * High Performance Computing tracks: Ananth Kalyanaraman, Washington State University, USA, ananth(a)wsu.edu * Data Science tracks: George Karypis, University of Minnesota, USA, karypis(a)umn.edu ___________________________________________________ HiPC 2019 is co-sponsored by • IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Parallel Processing (TCPP) • HiPC Education Trust, India In cooperation with • ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory (SIGACT) • ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Architecture (SIGARCH) • FIP Working Group on Concurrent Systems • Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT) • National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)

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Submissions Open - IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics 2019
by Sanmukh Kuppannagari 14 May '19

14 May '19

********************************************************************** We apologize if you received multiple copies of this Call for Papers Please feel free to distribute it to those who might be interested ********************************************************************** We are now accepting submissions for HiPC 2019 via https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hipc2019 The list of topics and the original call for paper can be found below and at the conference website: https://hipc.org/call-for-papers/ ********************************************************************** We apologize if you received multiple copies of this Call for Papers Please feel free to distribute it to those who might be interested ********************************************************************** HiPC 2019 CALL FOR PAPERS ********************************************************************** 26th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics December 17-20, 2019, Hyderabad, India https://hipc.org/ PROGRAM CHAIRS Ananth Kalyanaraman, Washington State University, USA George Karypis, University of Minnesota, USA PROGRAM VICE-CHAIRS HPC Tracks: Algorithms: Bora Uçar, CNRS and École normale supérieure de Lyon, France Applications: Alba Cristina M.A. de Melo, University of Brasilia, Brazil Architecture: Smruti Ranjan Sarangi, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India System Software: Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA Data Science Tracks: Scalable Algorithms and Analytics: Srinivasan Parthasarathy, Ohio State University, USA Scalable Systems and Software: Gagan Agrawal, Ohio State University, USA HiPC 2019 Call For Papers HiPC 2019 will be the 26th edition of the IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, Analytics and Data Science. HiPC serves as a forum to present current work by researchers from around the world as well as highlight activities in Asia in the areas of high performance computing and data science. The meeting focuses on all aspects of high performance computing systems, and data science and analytics, and their scientific, engineering, and commercial applications. Authors are invited to submit original unpublished research manuscripts that demonstrate current research in all areas of high performance computing, and data science and analytics, covering all traditional areas and emerging topics including from machine learning, big data analytics and blockchain. Each submission should be submitted to one of the tracks listed under the two broad themes of High Performance Computing and Data Science. High Performance Computing tracks: Algorithms: This track invites papers that describe original research on developing new parallel and distributed computing algorithms, and related advances. Examples of topics that are of interest include (but not limited to): * New parallel and distributed algorithms and design techniques; * Advances in enhancing algorithmic properties or providing guarantees (e.g., fault tolerance, resilience, concurrency, data locality, communication-avoiding); * Classical and emerging computation models (e.g., parallel/distributed models, quantum computing, neuromorphic and other bioinspired models); * Provably efficient parallel and distributed algorithms for advanced scientific computing and irregular applications (e.g., numerical linear algebra, graph algorithms, computational biology); and * Algorithmic techniques for resource allocation and optimization (e.g., scheduling, load balancing, resource management); Architectures: This track invites papers that describe original research on the design and evaluation of high performance computing architectures, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * Design and evaluation of high performance processing architectures (e.g., reconfigurable, system-on-chip, manycores, vector processors); * Design and evaluation of networks for high performance computing platforms (e.g., interconnect topologies, network-on-chip); * Design and evaluation of memory, cache and storage architectures (e.g., 3D, photonic, Processing-In-Memory, NVRAM, burst buffers, parallel I/O); * Approaches to improve architectural properties (e.g., energy/power efficiency, reconfigurable, resilience/fault tolerance, security/privacy); and * Emerging computational architectures (e.g., quantum computing, neuromorphic and other bioinspired architectures). Applications: This track invites papers that describe original research on the design and implementation of scalable applications for execution on parallel and distributed platforms, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * Design and implementation of shared and distributed memory parallel applications (e.g., scientific computing and industry applications, emerging applications in IoT and life sciences - biology, medicine, chemistry, etc.); * Design and simulation methodologies for scaling applications on peta- and exascale platforms (e.g., co-design approaches, hardware/software co-design, heterogeneous and hybrid programming); * Hardware acceleration of parallel applications (e.g., CPU/GPUs, multi-GPU clusters, FPGA, vector processors, manycore); and * Design of application benchmarks for parallel and distributed platforms. Systems Software: This track invites papers that describe original research on the design, implementation and evaluation of systems software for high performance computing platforms, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * Scalable systems and software architectures for high performance computing (e.g., middleware, operating systems, I/O services); * Techniques to enhance parallel performance (e.g., compiler/runtime optimization, learning from application traces, profiling); * Techniques to enhance parallel application development and productivity (e.g., Domain-Specific Languages, programming environments, performance/correctness checking and debugging); * Techniques to deal with uncertainties, hardware/software resilience, and fault tolerance; * Software for cloud, data center, and exascale platforms (e.g., middleware tools, schedulers, resource allocation, data migration, load balancing); and * Software and programming paradigms for heterogeneous platforms (e.g., libraries for CPU/GPU, multi-GPU clusters, and other accelerator platforms); Data Science tracks: Scalable Algorithms and Analytics: This track invites papers that describe original research on developing scalable algorithms for data analysis at scale, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * New scalable algorithms for fundamental data analysis tasks (supervised, unsupervised learning, and pattern discovery); * Scalable algorithms that are designed to address the characteristics of different data sources and settings (e.g., graphs, social networks, sequences, data streams); * Scalable algorithms and techniques to reduce complexity of large-scale data (e.g., streaming, sublinear data structures, summarization, compressive analytics); * Scalable algorithms that are designed to address requirements in different data-driven application domains (e.g., life sciences, business, agriculture); and * Scalable algorithms that ensure the transparency and fairness of the analysis. Scalable Systems and Software: This track invites papers that describe original research on developing scalable systems and software for handling data at scale, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * Design of scalable system software to support various applications (e.g., recommendation systems, web search, crowdsourcing applications, streaming applications) * Design of scalable system software for various architectures (e.g., OpenPower, GPUs, FPGAs). * Architectures and systems software to support various operations in large data frameworks (e.g., storage, retrieval, automated workflows, data organization, visualization, visual analytics, human-in-the-loop); * Design and implementation of systems software for distributed data frameworks (e.g., distributed file system, virtualization, cloud services, resource optimization, scheduling); and * Standards and protocols for enhancing various aspects of data analytics (e.g., open data standards, privacy preserving and secure schemes). One or more best paper awards will be given for outstanding contributed papers. IMPORTANT DATES Abstract Submission: Friday, June 7, 2019 Paper Submission: Friday, June 14, 2019 Reviews for Rebuttals: Monday, July 29, 2019 Rebuttals due: Monday, August 5, 2019 Initial Submission Decision: Monday, August 19, 2019 Revisions Due: Friday, September 20, 2019 Author Notification: Monday, September 30, 2019 Camera Ready: Monday, October 14, 2019 Manuscript Guidelines Submitted manuscripts should be structured as technical papers and may not exceed ten (10) single-spaced double-column pages using 10-point size font on 8.5x11 inch pages (IEEE conference style), including figures, tables, and references. See IEEE style templates at this page for details. Electronic submissions must be in the form of a readable PDF file. Manuscripts must be received by the published paper submission deadline. All manuscripts will be reviewed by the Program Committee and evaluated on originality, relevance of the problem to the conference theme, technical strength, rigor in analysis, quality of results, and organization and clarity of presentation of the paper. Authors are highly encouraged to list the key contributions of their paper. This should be in a separate paragraph in the introduction to the paper. Please note that the review process is “single-blind” (i.e., authors can list their names on the paper). This year we are introducing a two-phase review process, in which the first round of reviews will be made available to the authors for a brief rebuttal. Based on the reviews and the rebuttal, an initial decision will be issued. Papers will be either accepted or rejected or recommended for a second round. Authors of papers recommended for a second round will be allowed to revise the paper to address the comments and suggestions made by the program committee. The revisions will undergo a second round of review before the final notification. Submitted papers must represent original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines will be rejected without review and further action may be taken, including (but not limited to) notifications sent to the heads of the institutions of the authors and sponsors of the conference. Submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chairs of the respective tracks at their contact email addresses below for further information or clarification. Notification of review decisions will be emailed by September 30, 2019. Camera-ready papers are due by October 14, 2019. A published proceedings will be available at the conference. At least one author of each paper must be registered for the conference in order for the paper to be published in the proceedings. Presentation of an accepted paper at the conference is a requirement of publication. Any paper that is not presented at the conference will not be included in IEEE Xplore. Easychair Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hipc2019 Journal Special Issue: Authors of selected high quality papers in HiPC 2019 will be invited to submit extended version of their papers for possible publication in a special issue of Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing. PLEASE NOTE: * Authors must register their paper and submit an abstract, typically a paragraph or two, by June 7, 2019 * Authors must then submit full versions of registered papers by June 14, 2019 * All deadlines are end of day ANYWHERE ON EARTH. * Links to EasyChair submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hipc2019 Contact Information * High Performance Computing tracks: Ananth Kalyanaraman, Washington State University, USA, ananth(a)wsu.edu * Data Science tracks: George Karypis, University of Minnesota, USA, karypis(a)umn.edu ___________________________________________________ HiPC 2019 is co-sponsored by • IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Parallel Processing (TCPP) • HiPC Education Trust, India In cooperation with • ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory (SIGACT) • ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Architecture (SIGARCH) • FIP Working Group on Concurrent Systems • Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT) • National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)

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OGF31/ISGC Early Registration Deadline - February 28, 2011
by Joel Replogle 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

OGF Community - We are excited to be co-locating OGF31 with the ISGC conference hosted by ASGC in Taipei, Taiwan from March 21-25, 2011. Some important information: The Early Registration Deadline for OGF31/ISGC is February 28, 2011. Registration information is available here: http://www.ogf.org/OGF31/registration.php Hotel booking may be done at the same time as registration, but please be aware that the selected hotels confirmed their rates and availability through March 1st, so please make booking arrangements soon. The event schedule may be found: http://www.ogf.org/OGF31/schedule There are a number of additional workshops/tutorials/events that may be of interest to you taking place just before OGF31 starts, and these may be found on the ISGC site: http://event.twgrid.org/isgc2011/program.html Hope to see you in Taiwan! Thanks, Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, OGF replogle(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org PO Box 1738 T: +1-765-228-9068 Muncie, IN 47308 USA F: +1-815-927-6284 Upcoming Events: OGF31 * March 21-25 * Taipei, Taiwan * www.ogf.org/OGF31

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OGF31 Call for Session Proposals extended until 25 January, 2011
by Joel Replogle 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

OGF Community - The OGF31 Call for Session Proposal has been extended until Tuesday, 25 January 2011. Please make session requests and other proposals by this deadline. Call Details: OGF is pleased to partner with the ASGC (Academia Sinica Grid Computing Centre) to host OGF31 co-located with ISGC 2011 (International Symposium on Grids and Clouds) in Taipei, Taiwan from March 21-25, 2011. In addition to the ISGC call for papers, OGF is seeking active participation and proposals for sessions that will further explore and develop the state of the art in distributed computing. Topics of interest may include (but are not limited to): * Campus Grids and Clouds * Data Management in Grids and Clouds * Federated Disriibuted Computing Infrastructures * Identity Management and Virtual Organizations * Inter-cloud interoperability and SLA management * Interoperability of Grids and Clouds * Middleware and Interoperability * Networking for Distributed Computing Infrastructures * Performance measurement of Grids and Clouds * Performance of security implementations. * Science Clouds across North America, Europe, and Asia * Grid and Cloud Security * Distributed Desktop Grid and Volunteer Computing Chartered Group sessions, Area Meetings, and Birds of a Feather sessions also may be requested. Important Dates Deadline for workshop, BoF and group session submissions: Tuesday, January 25. Acceptance notification: Friday, January 28. OGF31 Call for Session Proposals: http://www.ogf.org/OGF31/cfp.php Thanks, Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, OGF replogle(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org PO Box 1738 T: +1-765-228-9068 Muncie, IN 47308 USA F: +1-815-927-6284 Upcoming Events: OGF31 * March 21-25 * Taipei, Taiwan * www.ogf.org/OGF31

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FYI: IEEE CloudCom 2010 November30-December 3
by Joel Replogle 14 Nov '10

14 Nov '10

2nd IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom 2010) November 30-December 3, 2010 University Place Hotel and Conference Center IUPUI Campus, Indianapolis, IN Hosted by Indiana University, Pervasive Technology Institute http://2010.cloudcom.org Why attend IEEE CloudCom 2010 in Indianapolis? · Engage with top cloud computing researchers from around the world. Join the best and the brightest working at the leading edge of this exciting and valuable field. · With Indiana University and an IEEE endorsement you know to expect quality. · Exceptional quality at an exceptional value. One registration fee gives you access to: main conference and keynotes; 8 tutorials from industry and academia; 3 workshops; 3 panel discussions; poster, demo and emerging research reception; special entertainment event with live music and a spectacular multimedia art display. Acceptance rate < 25% from 200 submissions for main track · One-day registrations available to allow for your needs and schedule. · Industry leading keynote speakers and panel discussion leaders. · Fast internet, great speakers, good food and special events – the perfect conference! Keynote Speakers Ian T. Foster, Director, CI, Distinguished Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory, IL, USA Dennis Gannon, Director of Applications for the Cloud Computing, Microsoft Research, WA, USA Kai Hwang, Professor, IEEE Fellow, Director, Internet and Grid Comp. Lab., USC, USA Industry Tutorials MapReduce/Hadoop, Sponsored by Yahoo! Cloud Computing with Windows Azure, Sponsored by Microsoft OpenStack, Sponsored by RackSpace Academic Tutorials FutureGrid Nimbus OpenNebula Sector/Sphere Twister Workshops CPSRT Cloud Privacy, Security, Risk & Trust 2010 Cloud Computing , HCI, & Design: Sustainability and Social Impacts 2010 MAPRED'2010 Panels 1) Cloud Standards with David Bernstein, VP and Special CTO, Cloud Computing, Software Division at Huawei, USA and Stephen Diamond, IEEE Cloud Computing Initiative, USA, Craig Lee OGF 2) Adopting Clouds: for your Research or Enterprise? 3) Cloud Security and Privacy: What is new and what needs to be done? http://2010.cloudcom.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, OGF replogle(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org PO Box 1738 T: +1-765-228-9068 Muncie, IN 47308 USA F: +1-815-927-6284 Upcoming Events: OGF31 * March 21-25 * Taipei, Taiwan * www.ogf.org/OGF31

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OGF30/Grid2010 Advance Registration extended to 30 September 2010
by Joel Replogle 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

All - The Advance Registration period for OGF30/Grid2010 has been extended to Thursday, 30 September, after which the early discount expires and Full Registration rates will apply. Register today! http://www.ogf.org/OGF30/registration.php Come to Brussels for the premier event in Grid, Cloud and distributed computing this fall! OGF30/Grid2010 brings together academic and industry experts in Grid and Cloud from around the world to discuss challenges, research, solutions, best practices and standards for interoperable distributed computing This joint event features engaging keynotes from world-class leaders, workshops on relevant topics, a wealth of research papers, and sessions to further the development of distributed computing standards. The Hotel block will expire 1 October, so please book your hotel right away! Hotel booking at the conference venue is available through the following URL. We appreciate you using the conference hotel for your stay. http://www.ogf.org/OGF30/lodging.php See you in Brussels! Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, OGF replogle(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org PO Box 1738 T: +1-765-228-9068 Muncie, IN 47308 USA F: +1-815-927-6284 Upcoming Events: OGF30 * October 25-29, 2010 * Brussels * www.ogf.org/OGF30

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OGF30/Grid2010 information; deadlines approaching
by Joel Replogle 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

Dear OGF Community - Come to Brussels for the premier event in Grid, Cloud and distributed computing this fall! OGF30/Grid2010 brings together academic and industry experts in Grid and Cloud from around the world to discuss challenges, research, solutions, best practices and standards for interoperable distributed computing This joint event features engaging keynotes from world-class leaders, workshops on relevant topics, a wealth of research papers, and sessions to further the development of distributed computing standards. We are excited about the upcoming OGF30/Grid2010 and wanted to inform you of the upcoming deadlines: This Friday, 17 September 2010 is the deadline for OGF30 session proposals. You are encouraged to submit session proposals in the following topic areas (though not limited to these): • Performance Measurement of Grids and Clouds • Federated Distributed Computing Infrastructure • Inter-Cloud Interoperability and SLA management • Science Clouds across North America, Europe and Asia • Campus Grids and Clouds • Identity Management and Virtual Organizations • Security issues and best practices in Grids and Clouds • Data Management in distributed environments Please make requests using the following URL for workshops, chartered group and BoF sessions: http://www.ogf.org/OGF30/cfp.php Next Friday, 24 September 2010 is the Advanced Registration deadline, after which the cost increases. Register here today: http://www.ogf.org/OGF30/registration.php Hotel booking at the conference venue is available through the following URL. We appreciate you using the conference hotel for your stay. http://www.ogf.org/OGF30/lodging.php See you in Brussels! Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, OGF replogle(a)ogf.org http://www.ogf.org PO Box 1738 T: +1-765-228-9068 Muncie, IN 47308 USA F: +1-815-927-6284 Upcoming Events: OGF30 * October 25-29, 2010 * Brussels * www.ogf.org/OGF30

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