CALL FOR PAPERS
Cluster Computing journal
Special Issue on Dependable Distributed Systems
With the continuing development of high-performance distributed systems,
such as computational clusters and grids, greater levels of performance and
cost effectiveness are being realized. New processor and computer system
architectures provide the basis for achieving increased computational
performance, new high-speed network protocols and services reduce and hide
the communication overhead, and new algorithms and applications are mapped
and tuned for these systems to achieve the maximum efficiency, speedup, and
scalability. Unfortunately, the ability to achieve higher levels of node,
network, and system dependability can be an even greater challenge than
attaining higher performance. As systems become larger and more complex,
the challenge for attaining dependable distributed systems only escalates.
This special issue of the Cluster Computing journal will focus on critical
issues in the design and analysis of architectures, networks, algorithms,
applications, and services for dependable, distributed systems. Original
papers that present research results, case studies, and experience reports
from new systems and applications are solicited, as are survey articles.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Specific areas of interest in dependable, high-performance distributed
systems include but are not limited to the following areas:
* Application-specific algorithms for fault tolerance
* Dependability modeling and simulation of distributed systems
* Environments for the development of dependable applications
* Fault tolerance in cluster and grid architectures
* Fault tolerance in high-speed networks, nodes, or switch architectures
* Performance analysis of dependable services, applications, or systems
* Safety-critical or mission-critical distributed systems
* Scalable algorithms, systems services, etc. for fault tolerance
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline: January 7, 2002
Notification of acceptance: April 8, 2002
Final manuscript due: June 10, 2002
Target publication date: 4th quarter of 2002
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Electronic submissions are required, in either Postscript or PDF format,
and should be transmitted along with a cover letter by January 7, 2002 to
one of the guest editors of this special issue at george@hcs.ufl.edu
or pdhough@ca.sandia.gov.
The cover letter should include the paper title, file name, and author
names, and the name, email address, postal address, telephone and fax
numbers of the correspondence author. Submitted manuscripts should be no
longer than 20 double-spaced pages excluding tables and figures, and must
neither have been previously published nor currently under consideration
for publication elsewhere.
GUEST EDITORS
Dr. Alan D. George
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Florida
P.O. Box 116200, 327 Larsen Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-6200
Phone: (352)392-5225
Fax: (352)392-8671
Email: george@hcs.ufl.edu
Dr. Patricia D. Hough
Computational Sciences & Mathematics Research
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 969, MS 9217
Livermore,
CA 94551
Phone: (925)294-1518
Fax: (925)294-2234
Email: pdhough@ca.sandia.gov
More information on the Cluster Computing journal can be found at its web
site:
http://www.baltzer.nl/journalhome.htm/1386-7857
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