CF 2020 - ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers 2020 (CF'20)

The next ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers will be
held from May 11th to May 13th in Sicily, Italy in the town of Catania.
Computing Frontiers is an eclectic, interdisciplinary, collaborative
community of researchers who investigate emerging technologies in the
broad field of computing: our common goal is to drive the scientific
breakthroughs that transform society.
CF's broad scope is driven by recent technological advances in
wide-ranging fields impacting computing, such as memory hardware and
systems, network and systems architecture, cloud computing, novel
device physics and materials, power efficiency, new application
domains of machine and deep learning and big data analytics, and
systems portability and wearability. The boundaries between the
state-of-the-art and revolutionary innovation constitute the advancing
frontiers of science, engineering, and information technology -- and
are the CF community focus. CF provides a venue to share, discuss and
advance broad, forward-thinking, early research on the future of
computing and welcomes work on a wide spectrum of computer systems,
from embedded and hand-held/wearable to supercomputers and
datacenters.
IMPORTANT DATES
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Submissions deadline: January 28th, 2020
Notification: March 15th, 2020
Camera-Ready Papers Due: April 5th, 2020
Conference Dates: May 11-13th, 2020
TOPICS OF INTEREST
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We seek original research contributions at the frontiers of a wide
range of topics, including novel computational models and algorithms,
new application paradigms, computer architecture (from embedded to
HPC systems), computing hardware, memory technologies, networks,
storage solutions, compilers, and environments.
* Innovative Computing Approaches, Architectures, Accelerators,
Algorithms and Models
- Approximate, analog, inexact, probabilistic computing
- Quantum computing
- Neuromorphic, biologically-inspired computing and optical
computing
- Dataflow architectures, near-data and in-memory processing
* Technological Scaling Limits and Beyond
- Limits: Defect- and variability-tolerant designs, graphene and
other novel materials, nanoscale design, dark silicon
- Extending past Moore’s law: 3D-stacking, many-core architectures
and accelerators, distributed computing on mobile devices and
their challenges
* Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Big Data Analytics
- Novel architecture and systems across computing systems (IoT to
datacenter)
- High performance data analytics
- Exascale data management
* Embedded, IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems
- Ultra-low power designs, energy scavenging
- Physical security, attack detection and prevention
- Reactive, real-time, scalable, reconfigurable and self-aware
systems
- Sensor networks, IoT, and architectural innovation for wearable
computing
* Large-Scale System Design and Networking
- Large-scale homogeneous/heterogeneous architectures and networking
- System-balance and CPU-offloading
- Power- and energy-management for clouds, datacenters and exascale
systems
* System Software, Compiler Technologies and Programming Languages
- Technologies that push the limits of operating systems,
virtualization, and container technologies
- Large scale frameworks for distributed computing and
communication
- Resource and job management, scheduling, workflow systems for
managing large-scale heterogeneous systems
- Compiler technologies: hardware/software integrated solutions,
high-level synthesis
- Tools for analyzing and managing performance at large scale
- Novel programming approaches
* Fault Tolerance and Resilience
- Solutions for ultra-large and safety-critical systems (e.g.
infrastructure, airlines)
- Hardware and software approaches in adverse environments such as
space
* Security
- Methods, system support, and hardware for protecting against
malicious code
- Real-time implementations of security algorithms and protocols
- Quantum and post-quantum cryptography
* Computers and Society
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics and AI environmental impact
- Education, health, cost/energy-efficient design, smart cities,
and emerging markets, interdisciplinary applications
We strongly encourage submissions in emerging fields that may not fit
into traditional categories -- if in doubt, contact the PC co-chairs
by email.
CONFERENCE WEBSITE
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http://www.computingfrontiers.org/
SUBMISSION
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We encourage the submission of both full and short papers containing
high-quality research describing original and unpublished work.
Papers must be submitted through
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cf2020
Short papers describe preliminary or highly speculative work as well
as position papers. Full papers are a maximum of eight (8) (excluding
references) and short papers a maximum of four (4) double-column
pages (including references) in ACM conference format. Authors may
buy up to two (2) extra pages for accepted full papers. Page limits
include figures, tables and appendices. The review process is
double-blind and removal of all identifying information from paper
submissions (i.e. cite own work in third person) is required. Papers
not conforming to the above submission policies on formatting, page
limits and the removal of identifying information will be
automatically rejected.
No-show policy: Any accepted papers are expected to be presented at
the conference and at least one full registration is required from a
submission author for each accepted paper. A no-show of papers will
result in exclusion from the ACM digital library proceedings. If
circumstances arise such that authors are unable to present their
papers at the conference, they must contact the PC co-chairs.
ORGANIZATION
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Computing Frontiers 2020 Chairs
General Co-Chairs:
Maurizio Palesi, University of Catania, IT
Gianluca Palermo, Politecnico di Milano, IT
Program Co-Chairs:
Cat Graves, Hewlett Packard Labs, US
Eishi Arima, ITC University of Tokyo, JP
Poster/Short Paper Co-Chairs:
Kun-Chih Chen, National Sun Yat-set University
Artifact Evaluation Co-Chairs:
Flavio Vella, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, IT
Carlo Sau, University of Cagliari, IT
Workshops Chairs:
Francesca Palumbo, Università degli Studi di Sassari, IT
Registration Chair:
Giuseppe Ascia, University of Catania, IT
Publications Co-Chairs:
Josef Weidendorfer, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, DE
Kristian Rietveld, Leiden University, NL
Finance Chair:
Siddhartha Jana, Intel, US
Local Arrangements Co-Chairs:
Giuseppe Mangioni, University of Catania, IT
Davide Patti, University of Catania, IT
Salvatore Monteleone, University of Catania, IT
Industry/Special Session Co-Chairs:
Antonino Tumeo, PNNL, US
Miquel Moreto, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, ES
Industrial Sponsorship Chair:
Antonino Tumeo, PNNL, US
Marco Aidinucci, University of Torino, IT
Publicity Chairs:
Salvatore Monteleone, University of Catania, IT
Anastasiia Butko, LBNL, US
Web Chair:
Kristian Rietveld, Leiden University, NL
Simone Vuotto, University of Sassari, IT
Computing Frontiers Steering Committee
Michela Becchi, North Carolina State University, US
John Feo, PNNL, US
Hubertus Franke, New York University / IBM Research, US
Paul Kelly, Imperial College London, UK
Sally A. McKee, Clemson University, US
Claudia Di Napoli, ICAR-CNR, IT
Gianluca Palermo, Politecnico di Milano, IT
Francesca Palumbo, University of Sassari, IT
Kristian Rietveld, Leiden University, NL
Kento Sato, RIKEN R-CCS, JP
Martin Schulz, Technical University of Munich, DE
Carsten Trinitis, Technical University of Munich, DE
Antonino Tumeo, PNNL, US
Josef Weidendorfer, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, DE
FURTHER INFORMATION
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For further information and updates, check the CF20 website at
www.computingfrontiers.org