Cluster 2009 - 2009 IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster 2009)

2009 IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing
(Cluster 2009)

29 August - 4 September 2009

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Cluster 2009 welcomes paper and poster submissions on innovative work from researchers in academia, industry, and government, describing original research in the field of cluster computing. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Cluster Architecture and Hardware Systems
Node architectures
Packaging, Power, and Cooling
Cluster Software and Middleware
Software Environments and Tools
Single -System Image Services
Parallel File Systems and I/O Libraries
Standard Software for Clusters
Virtualization
Cluster Networking
High-Speed Interconnects
High Performance Message Passing Libraries
Lightweight Communication Protocols
Implications of Multicore and Clouds on Clusters
Hardware Architecture
Software and Tools
Networking
Management
Applications
Applications
Application Methods and Algorithms
Adaptation to Multicore
Data Distribution, Load Balancing & Scaling
MPI/OpenMP Hybrid Computing
Visualization
Performance Analysis and Evaluation
Benchmarking & Profiling Tools
Performance Prediction & Modeling
Cluster Management
Security and Reliability
High Availability Solutions
Resource and Job Management
Paper Submission:

Paper Format: Since the camera-ready version of accepted papers must be compliant with the IEEE Xplore format for publication, submitted papers must conform to the following Xplore layout, page limit, and font size. This will insure a size consistency and a uniform layout for the reviewers. (With minimal changes, accepted document can be styled for publication according to Xplore requirements explained in the Xplore formatting guide, which is also in Xplore format).

PDF files only.
Maximum 10 pages.
Single-spaced
8.5x11-inch, Two-column numbered pages in IEEE Xplore format
Format instructions are available at:
IEEE Paper LaTeX Template (ZIP file)
IEEE Paper Word Template (ZIP file)
Electronic Submission: Only web-based submission is accepted. The URL will be announced on http://www.cluster2009.org/

Calls for Tutorials, Workshops, and Posters:

See hTTp://www.cluster2009.org/

Important Dates:

Workshop proposal deadline: 26 November 2008
Workshop notification: 22 December 2008
Tutorial proposal deadline: 31 March 2009
Technical paper submissions: 14 April 2009
Tutorial notification: 31 May 2009
Technical paper notification: 5 June 2009
Poster submissions: 12 June 2009
Poster notification: 17 July 2009
Poster camera ready deadline: 31 July 2009
Paper camera ready deadline: 31 July 2009

Conference Organizing Chairs and Committees:

General Chair
Daniel S. Katz, Louisiana State University, USA
General Vice Chair
Mark Baker, University of Reading, UK
Program Chair
Thomas Sterling, Louisiana State University, USA
Program Vice Chairs
Pete Beckman, Argonne National Lab, USA
William Camp, Intel, USA
Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA
William Gropp, University of Illinois, USA
Satoshi Matsuoka, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Barton Miller, Univ. of Wisconsin, USA
Poster Co-Chairs
Sushil Prasad, Georgia State University, USA
Eric Aubanel, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Workshops Chair
Wu Feng, Virginia Tech, USA
Tutorials Co-Chairs
Robert Ferraro, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
Bryan Biegel, NASA Ames, USA
Proceedings Chair
Ron Brightwell, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
Publicity Co-Chairs
Omer Rana, Cardiff University, UK
Feilong Tang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Tevfik Kosar, Louisiana State University, USA
Finance Chair
Box Leangsuksun, Louisiana Tech University, USA
Sponsor and Exhibitors Co-Chairs
George Jones, Data Direct Networks, USA
Charlie McMahon, Louisiana State University, USA
Local Arrangements Chair
Karen Jones, Louisiana State University, USA
PR/Graphics Chair
Kristen Sunde, Louisiana State University, USA

Program Committee Members: