DISC 2012 - 26th International Symposium on Distributed Computing

DISC 2012 Call for Papers
26th International Symposium on Distributed Computing
16-18 October 2012, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
DISC, the International Symposium on Distributed Computing, is an
international forum on the theory, design, analysis, implementation,
and application of distributed systems and networks. DISC is organized
in cooperation with EATCS, the European Association for Theoretical
Computer Science.
SCOPE
Original contributions to the theory, design, implementation,
modeling, analysis, or application of distributed systems and networks
are solicited. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the
following:
. Distributed algorithms; correctness and complexity
. Concurrency, synchronization, and transactional memory
. Distributed operating systems, middleware, database systems
. Self-stabilizing, self-organizing, and autonomic systems
. Wireless, mobile, sensor, and ad-hoc networks
. Fault tolerance, reliability, availability
. Game-theoretic approaches to distributed computing
. Specification, verification, and testing: tools, methodologies
. Networks: protocols, architectures, services, applications
. Multiprocessor and multicore architectures and algorithms
. Security in distributed computing, cryptographic protocols
. Distributed computing issues in cloud computing and the Internet
DATES
Abstract registration: 13 May 2012
Paper submission: 20 May 2012
Notification: 30 July 2012
Camera ready: 14 Aug 2012
(Deadlines are hard.)
SUBMISSION
Papers must be submitted at the conference submission web site. A
submission must be in English in PS/PDF format. A submission for a
regular presentation must report on original research that has not
previously appeared and has not been concurrently submitted to a
journal or conference with published proceedings. Any overlap with a
published or concurrently submitted paper must be clearly indicated.
Submitted papers must not exceed 10 pages on letter paper using 11
point font (Times-Roman or similar), single spaced with 13.2 point
leading (baselineskip), with a text block of 6.5 inches wide by 9
inches tall. The page limit includes title and abstract but excludes
references. Additional details may be included in a clearly-marked
appendix that will be read at the discretion of the program committee.
A brief announcement submission must not exceed 3 pages in the same
format. It is permissible for the material in brief announcements to
be published in other conferences. Submissions not conforming to
these rules will not be reviewed. If requested on the submission
system, a regular submission can be also considered for publication as
a brief announcement. This choice will not affect consideration of
the paper as a regular submission.
AWARDS
Awards will be given to the best paper and the best student paper. A
paper is eligible for the best student paper award if at least one of
its authors is a full-time student at the time of submission.
WORKSHOPS
Proposals for satellite workshops are welcome, and should be sent to
the program chair by 13 May 2012.
PROGRAM
The program will include keynote lectures, regular presentations, and
brief announcements. Workshops will be held on the days before and
after DISC. Regular presentations of 25 minutes will be accompanied by
papers of up to 15 pages in the proceedings. Brief announcements of 5
to 10 minutes will be accompanied by two-page abstracts in the
proceedings.
PUBLICATION
The proceedings will be published as a volume in the ARCoSS Springer
Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. Accepted papers must be
submitted in the LNCS format. Participants will receive a copy of the
final proceedings.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Marcos K. Aguilera (chair), Microsoft Research
Lorenzo Alvisi, UT Austin
James Aspnes, Yale
Hagit Attiya, Technion
Shlomi Dolev, Ben-Gurion U. of the Negev
Faith Ellen, U. Toronto
Yuval Emek, ETH Zurich
Rui Fan, NTU
Paola Flocchini, U. Ottawa
Felix Freiling, FAU
Cyril Gavoille, U. Bordeaux
Seth Gilbert, NUS
Fabiola Greve, U. Federal Bahia
Flavio Junqueira, Yahoo Research
Petr Kuznetsov, TU Berlin/T Labs
Christoph Lenzen, Weizmann Institute
Toshimitsu Masuzawa, Osaka U.
Boaz Patt-Shamir, Tel Aviv U.
Andrzej Pelc, U. Quebec
Michel Raynal, IRISA
Eric Ruppert, York U.
Andre Schiper, EPFL
Nir Shavit, MIT and TAU
Neeraj Suri, TU Darmstadt
Philippas Tsigas, Chalmers U.
Jennifer Welch, Texas A&M
Shmuel Zaks, Technion
Piotr Zielinski, Google
STEERING COMMITTEE
Marcos K. Aguilera, Microsoft Research
Shlomi Dolev, Ben-Gurion U. of the Negev
Antonio Fernandez Anta, Inst. IMDEA Networks
Chryssis Georgiou, University of Cyprus
Nancy Lynch, MIT
David Peleg, Weizmann Institute
Sergio Rajsbaum (chair), UNAM