PDCAT 2005

The Sixth International Conference on Parallel and Distributed
Computing, Applications and Technologies (PDCAT’05)

5-8 December 2005 – Dalian University of Technology (DUT), Dalian, China
  
Sponsored by IEICE Information and Systems Society, IEEE Beijing Chapter, JAIST, DUT 

 Call For Papers

The International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Applications and Technologies (PDCAT) is a major forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners throughout the world to present the latest research, results, ideas, developments and applications in all areas of parallel and distributed computing. Following PDCAT’00 in Hong Kong, PDCAT’01 in Taipei, PDCAT’02 in Kanazawa, Japan, PDCAT’03 in Chengdu, China, PDCAT’04 in Singapore, PDCAT’05 will be held in Dalian, China. We are inviting new and unpublished papers on, but not limited to, the following topics:

1. Networking and Architectures:
  
- Interconnection networks 1-01
   - Computer networks 1-02
   - Parallel/distributed architectures 1-03
   - Communication and telecommunication 1-04
   - Heterogeneous and multimedia Systems 1-05
   - Wireless networks and mobile computing 1-06
   - ATM networks 1-07
   - Optical networks 1-08
   - Security, reliability, and fault-tolerance 1-09
   - Grid computing systems 1-10

- Ubiquitous computing systems 1-11

2. Software Systems and Technologies: 
   - Formal methods and programming languages 2-01
   - Parallelizing compilers 2-02
   - Internet computing 2-03
   - Web technologies 2-04

   - Agent technologies 2-05

- Component-based and OO Technology 2-06

  - Operating systems 2-07

- Simulation and performance evaluation 2-08
   - Tools and environments for software development 2-09
   - Visualization 2-10

3. Algorithms and Applications:
  
- Parallel/distributed algorithms 3-01
   - Resource allocation and management 3-02
   - Task mapping and job scheduling 3-03
   - Network routing and communication algorithms 3-04
   - Distributed data and knowledge based  systems 3-05

- Bioinformatics 3-06

   - Image processing and computer graphics 3-07
   - Database applications and data mining 3-08
   - High-performance scientific computing 3-09
   - Intelligent computing and neural networks 3-10

PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

       Papers reporting original and unpublished research results and experience are solicited. Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Submissions should include an abstract, key words, the e-mail address of the corresponding author, and must not exceed 10 pages of single column, including tables and figures. Submissions imply the willingness of at least one author to register, attend the conference, and present the paper. Submissions to PDCAT'05 are conducted only electronically. Authors should send the manuscripts in the PDF or DOC formats to pdcat05@jaist.ac.jp including the keyword of PDCAT2005 and the appropriate topic codes inside the email subjects. For example, if you have a paper in the topic of Internetconnection networks, the email subject may be 'PDCAT2005 Submission (1-01)'.   If you cannot find a suitable topic for your paper, please use the subject 'PDCAT2005 Submission (others)'. 

       The conference proceedings of PDCAT'05 will be published in English by IEEE Computer Society (cited by EI). It is also planned that the extended versions of some selected papers are to be published in special issues of two journals: IEICE Trans. on Information and Systems (cited by SCI), International Journal High Performance Computing and Networking.

 
IMPORTANT DATES:

     Paper submission deadline:        June 5, 2005

           Author notification:               Aug 1, 2005

     Camera-ready version due:         Sep 1, 2005

                 Conference:                      Dec 5-8, 2005

 

ABOUT DALIAN:

Dalian, a well-known city with a longstanding history and civilization, lies on the east coast of Eurasia and the southern tip of Liaodong peninsular in Northeast China, with the Yellow Sea on the east, Bohai Sea on the west, facing the Shandong peninsular across the sea on the south and backed up by the vast Northeast Plain on the north. Dalian is the marine gateway of Northeast China. Now as the provincial level decision-making authority, also named as ”Northern Hong Kong”, it comprises 5 districts, 3 county-level cities with a total population of 5,601,000. Dalian has a world-class reputation for its seafood, shopping, and sightseeing. Numerous tourist spots including the Xinghai Shell Museum, the second phase of the Dalian Water Paradise and the Sun Asia Ocean World have been opened for tourists. All these tourist spots can be visited comfortably in December. Dalian is well connected to major cities via air and rail. 

 

Honorary Chair

Gengdong Cheng, President, Dalian University of Technology, China

 

General Chair

Hong Shen, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan

 

Program Chair

Koji Nakano, University of Hiroshima, Japan

 

Program Vice Chairs

Li. Shuo-Yen. Robert Li, Chinese Univ. of HK, China

Teruo Matuzawa, JAIST, Japan

Fuliang Yin, Dalian Univ. of Tech., China

 

Program Committee

Hideharu Amano, Keio University, Japan

Hamid R. Arabnia, University of Georgia, USA

Tetsuo Asano, JAIST, Japan

Richard P. Brent, Oxford University, UK

Guoliang Chen, U. of Sci. & Tech. of China, China

Tom Chen, South Methodist University, USA

Zongxian Chi, Dalian Univ. of Tech., China

Brian d'Auriol, Univ. of Texas at El Paso, USA

David John Evans, Loughborough Univ., UK

Pingzhi Fan, Southwest Jiaotong Univ., China

Afonso Ferreira, MASCOTTE -INRIA, France

Teofilo F. Gonzalez, UC Santa Babara, USA

He Guo, Dalian University of Technology, China

Yijie Han, Univ. of Mossuri Kansas City, USA

Sang Yong Han , Chung-Ang University, Korea

Kei Hiraki, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan

Shi-Jinn Horng, Nat Taiwan U. Sci. & Tec., Taiwan

Frank Hsu, Fordheim University, USA

Liusheng Huang, U. of Sci. & Tech. of China, China

Zhiyi Huang, Univ. of Otago, New Zealand

Oscar Ibarra, UC Santa Barbara, USA

Hai Jin, Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Tech., China

Yingwei Jin, Dalian Univ. of Tech., China

Mineo Kaneko, JAIST, Japan

Takuya Katayama, JAIST, Japan

Francis Lau, Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Jie Li, Tsukuba University, Japan

Minglu Li, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China

Weifa Liang, Australian Nat. Univ., Australia

Yi Pan, Georgia State University, USA

Marcin Paprzycki, Oklahoma State Univ., USA

Changxing Pei, Xidian University, China

Frode Eika Sanenes, Oslo Inst. of Tech., Norway

Stanislav G. Sedukhin, The Univ. of Aizu, Japan

Simon See, Nanyang Tech. Univ., Singapore

Seung-Jung Shin, Hansei University, Korea

Waleed W. Smari, Univ. of Dayton, USA

Hiroshi Toyoizumi, Univ. of Aizu, Japan

Xin Wang, Fudan University, China

Xiukun Wang, Dalian Univ. of Tech., China

Yuke Wang, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, USA

Zhaohui Wu, Zhejiang University, China

Nong Xiao, Univ of Sci &Tec of Def, China

Zhiwei Xu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Jingling Xue, Univ. of New South Wales, Australia

Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier Univ., Canada

Bingbing Zhou, Univ. of Sydney, Australia

Hong Zhu, Fudan University, China

Albert Y. Zomaya, Univ. of Sydney, Australia

Lu Yan, Turku Center for Computer Science

Tutorial & Workshop Chair

Susumu Horiguchi, Tohoku Univ., Japan

Email: susumu@ecei.tohoku.ac.jp  

 

Local Arrangement Chair

Yingwei Jin, Dalian Univ. of Tech., China

Email: lgprinting@163.com

 

Industry Liaison Chair

Simon See, Nanyang Tech. Univ., Singapore

Email: mcwsee@ntu.edu.sg

Finance Chair

Haibin Kan,  Fudan University, China

Publication Chair

Keqiu Li, JAIST

IT Chair

Gui Xie, JAIST