UPGRADE-CN Workshop 2009 - The 4th UPGRADE-CN Workshop on Content Management and Delivery in Large-Scale Networks with ACM/IEEE HPDC

The 4th UPGRADE-CN Workshop on Content Management and Delivery in
Large-Scale Networks
to take place during
ACM/IEEE HPDC (High Performance Distributed Computing)
June 10, 2009, Munich, Germany


Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) have emerged to improve the
efficiency of static, time-dependent and rich media content delivery
atop large-scale IP-based networks. The main objective of current CDNs
is the efficient delivery and increased availability of content to the
consumers. However, modern applications do not just perform retrieval or
access operation on content but also create, modify and manage content,
and actively place content at appropriate locations. To deal with such
new requirements, more general Content Networks (CNs) are being
introduced. Design and implementation of robust and efficient CNs in
large-scale computing environments demand for emerging paradigms and
software technologies. Agent, P2P and Grid computing paradigms have
already demonstrated their suitability in supporting the development of
high-performance systems over large-scale, dynamic and heterogeneous
environments. Therefore their use, which accounts for dynamism (P2P),
robustness (Grid), and intelligence (Agents), can augment the
effectiveness and boost the efficiency of future content distribution
infrastructures. Moreover new interesting distributed computing
paradigms such as Service-Oriented Computing and Cloud Computing can be
used for effectively supporting CNs.

Areas of interest
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In this workshop we are interested in the exploitation of P2P, Grid, and
Agent paradigms and technologies as well as service-oriented and cloud
computing to support the effective design and efficient implementation
of high-performance Content Networks. In particular, the areas of
interest are the following (although this list should not be treated as
exclusive):
* Architectures for general-purpose content networks
* Architectures for streaming content distribution networks
* Architectures for mobile dynamic CDNs
* Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)-based CDNs
* Grid/P2P/Agent-based content delivery and management
* Novel architectural models for Cloud Computing
* Content Delivery Networks using Storage Clouds
* Protocols and mechanisms for content management, delivery, discovery
and distribution
* Platforms and tools for content production
* Mechanisms for content-based request redirection
* Mechanisms for cooperative caching
* Frameworks and toolkits for the development of CNs
* Economics-oriented modelling in CDNs
* Novel applications based on CNs
* CDN pricing and support for market aware CDN services
* Experience with research content network test-beds
* Novel applications of cloud computing
* CNs for bio-informatics
* CNs for scientific computing

Program Chairs
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Giancarlo Fortino, Universit? della Calabria, Italy, g.fortino-AT-unical.it
Carlo Mastroianni, ICAR/CNR, Italy, mastroianni-AT-icar.cnr.it
Mukaddim Pathan, University of Melbourne, Australia,
apathan-AT-csse.unimelb.edu.au
Athena Vakali, University of Thessaloniki, Greece, avakali-AT-csd.auth.gr

International Program Committee
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Jemal H. Abbawajy, Deakin University, Australia
Cyril Briquet, University of Liege, Belgium
James Broberg, University of Melbourne, Australia
Rajkumar Buyya, University of Melbourne, Australia
Vitalian Danciu, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich
Giuseppe Di Fatta, University of Reading, UK
Marios Dikaiakos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Kolja Eger, Siemens, Germany
Zongming Fei, University of Kentucky, USA
Alfredo Garro, Universit? della Calabria, Italy
Dimitris Katsaros, University of Thessaly, Greece
Jaime Lloret, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Carlos Palau, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
George Pallis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Thomas Plagemann, University of Oslo, Norway
Wilma Russo, Universit? della Calabria, Italy
Giandomenico Spezzano, ICAR/CNR, Italy
Weisong Shi, Wayne State University, USA
Michael Schiffers, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich
Ian Taylor, University of Cardiff, UK
Rainer Unland, University of Essen, Germany
Eugenio Zimeo, Universit? del Sannio, Italy


Web Site and contact email for inquiries
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http://2009.upgrade-cn.org/
email: info-AT-upgrade-cn.org


Submission Guidelines
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Original papers from the above-mentioned or other related areas will be
considered. Please submit full papers: 10 pages maximum in ACM SIGS
publication style. Please follow this link to submit your paper:
http://www.lrz.de/hpdc2009/. Each submission will be reviewed by at
least three members of the International Program Committee.

Publication
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The workshop proceedings will be published by ACM and distributed at the
conference.

Journal Special Issue
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As for the past three editions, selected papers will be invited to a
special issue of an international journal. The special issue of the 1st
edition was published in FGCS (Elsevier), the special issue of the 2nd
edition is going to be published in MAGS (IOS Press), and the special
issue of the 3rd edition will be published in JNCA (Elsevier).


Important Dates
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February 20, 2009: Submission of Papers
March 20, 2009: Notification of Acceptance/ Rejection
April 10, 2009: Submission of Camera-Ready Copies
June 10, 2009: Workshop Takes Place