SCOPIN 2011 - International Workshop on Scalable optimization in Intelligent Networking (SCOPIN-2011)

Global optimisation in large-scale distributed systems requires huge computations for complex objective functions. Conventional global optimisation based on stochastic and probability algorithms cannot guarantee an actual global optimum with finite searching iteration. Scalability is a desirable feature for the optimization techniques in highly distributed dynamic environments, where the storage and computing capabilities can be spread over a wide geographical area.
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Intelligent Networks, such as grids, peer-to-peer, ad-hoc networks, constellations, and clouds enable the flexible routing and charging, advanced user interactions and the aggregation and sharing of geographically-distributed resources from different organisation with distinct owners, administrators, and policies.

With the advent of intelligent networks, where efficient inter-domain operation is one of the most important features, it is arguably required to investigate novel methods and techniques to enable secure access to data and resources, flexible communication, efficient scheduling, self-adaptation, decentralisation, and self-organisation.

The aim of SCOPIN workshop is to gather innovative academic and industrial research results related to all aspects of scalable computing and optimization techniques in intelligent networks, ranging from conceptual and theoretical developments to advanced technologies and innovative applications and tools.

Topics of interest for the workshop include, but are not limited, to the following:

Parallel/Distributed Meta- and Hyper-Heuristics Approaches in Networking
Intelligent Wireless Networks
Intelligent Services and Web Intelligence in Parallel/Distributed Environments
Multi-Agent Systems in Large Distributed Environments
Data and Computing Intensive Applications
Intelligent Mechanisms/Heuristics/Rules for Scheduling, Resource Allocation and Management in P2P, Grid, Cluster, and Cloud Computing
Autonomic, Adaptive, and Self-organising Networks
Large-scale Collaborative Problem Solving Environments
Methodology and Practice of Semantic Grid and Web for Large Systems
Large/Complex Machine Learning Environments
Trust, Integration, and Security in Grid, Cloud and Network Computing
Intelligent Integration of Complex Data and Processes
Intelligent Methods for Large Social Networks and Virtual Enterprises
Nature-inspired Methods/Heuristics for Large Problem Solving Environments
Algorithms and Applications relating the above mentioned research areas
The authors of the selected papers and researchers in the domain of intelligent networking will be invited to submit their work in a special issue of Cluster Computing Journal, Springer book and IJSSC Inderscience Journal

Important dates:

Submission deadline: April 10, 2011
Author notification: April 25, 2011
Final paper version: May 27, 2011
Author registration: May 27, 2011
Conference/Workshop dates: September 7-9, 2011