Conf Dist Syst CFP

Conf Dist Syst CFP

[Don Welch]

Deadline extended for submissions
Conference on Configurable Distributed Systems


The organizers of ICCDS are pleased with the interest in this conference as
shown by potential authors, and have given several some extra time in order
to accommodate the busy season of paper writing.  As such, we think it is
only fair to let other authors know that there is still time to get material
in to us for consideration.  Anything that is in our hands by 1 December is
going to be evaluated.  So if you hesitated before ...  now is the time to
jump in!  Please send us a heads up with your intentions, with your paper to
follow by the end of this month.  We will be delighted to hear from you.

James M. Purtilo
General Chair
International Conference on Configurable Distributed Systems





                              CALL FOR PAPERS

       FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFIGURABLE DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS

                               May 4-6, 1998
                         Annapolis, Maryland, USA
   
            Sponsored by the University of Maryland Institute for 
                        Advanced Computer Studies


ICCDS emphasizes both innovative research and quantified experience in
configurable distributed and parallel systems.  The aim is to explore 
on-line system configuration at levels of abstraction ranging from 
operating system kernels and communication protocols, to operating-system 
services, to application-level program functionality.  We seek applications 
that require on-line configuration in the distributed and parallel domains, 
with configuration addressing the applications' performance, dependability, 
and non-disruptive evolution requirements.  We are interested in the
mechanisms required for capture of program state based on which
configuration decisions are made, as well as the mechanisms with which
configuration changes are carried out.  We seek innovative research on
practical algorithms able to make on-line configuration decisions, as well
as research addressing the opportunities for and limitations of on-line
software configuration.  We also encourage prospective authors to consider
the specification, design, management and maintenance aspects of configurable
distributed systems and software.

This ICCDS is the fourth in a series of workshops and conferences addressing 
issues in configurable distributed systems.  Topics of interest include:

        Operating system, tool and language support for system configuration
        Instrumentation and visualization of configurable systems
        Configuration and reconfiguration methods and algorithms
        Configuration and reconfiguration management
        Compiler-assisted reconfiguration techniques
        Reconfiguration in the presence of component failures
        Reconfiguration for long-term on-line software evolution
        Reconfiguration using active networking techniques
        Reconfiguration in novel application areas, including mobile 
              computing, real-time systems, mobile code, and electronic
              commerce.
        Techniques for managing very large scale configurations
        Specification and modelling of reconfigurable systems

Papers focusing on dynamic solutions are especially welcome.  We also 
invite submission of case studies documenting substantial experience
that can contribute to the understanding of configurable systems.  
These papers should be identified as such by the author, and will 
be reviewed based upon their potential for helping communicate `lessons 
learned.'  Proposals for panels addressing timely topics of interest 
to the community are also invited.

Papers will be published in a proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society,
and will also be made available on the Web.  In addition, as in
past years, we expect the best papers from the conference based on 
feedback from participants to be selected to appear in a special issue 
of a suitable journal.

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS:
Five copies of the complete paper should be submitted to either of the two
program chairs.  Papers must be written in English, and should be no more
than twenty pages (double spaced) in length, including figures.  
Electronic submission of Postscript by email is encouraged.  For additional 
information, contact either Robert Cole (rhc@hplb.hpl.hp.com) or Rick
Schlichting (rick@cs.arizona.edu).

Dates:
                October 29th, 1997      Submission deadline
                January 14th, 1998      Author notification
                February 25th, 1998     Camera ready copy due


General Chair:
                Jim Purtilo (U. of Maryland)
Program Co-chairs:
                Robert Cole (Hewlett-Packard)
                Rick Schlichting (U. of Arizona)

Program Committee:
       Judy Bishop, Pretoria
       Flaviu Cristian, UCSD
       Valerie Issarny, INRIA
       Doug Jensen, HP
       Rakesh Jha, Honeywell
       Jeff Kramer, Imperial College
       Jeff Magee,Imperial College
       Bruce Martin, Visigenic
       Naftaly Minsky, Rutgers
       Calton Pu, Oregon Graduate Institute
       Doug Schmidt, Washington Univ St. Louis
       Karsten Schwan, Georgia Tech
       Mark Segal, Bellcore
       Santosh Shrivastava, Newcastle, 
       David Stotts, UNC
       Brent Welch, Sun Labs
       Elizabeth White, George Mason University