Workshop 02-OPTIM

International Workshop on Optimization Issues in Energy Efficient Distributed Systems

(OPTIM 2014)

CALL FOR PAPERS

As part of

The International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2014)

http://hpcs2014.cisedu.info or http://cisedu.us/rp/hpcs14

July 21 – July 25, 2014

The Savoia Hotel Regency

Bologna, Italy

Extended Submission Deadline: March 31, 2014

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

Minimization of energy consumption has become a central issue in designing distributed systems that range from wireless ad hoc networks to data centers.

Because battery technologies have not yet matched advances in hardware and software technologies, saving energy in battery-operated devices is very important for mobile/wireless networks. Similarly, minimizing energy consumption in high performance computing centers will, in addition to saving power consumption, require less cooling mechanisms.

These new challenges require innovative and effective optimization solutions for minimizing power consumption in distributed systems, such as energy-efficient scheduling algorithms and energy-efficient Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols.

The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers who are interested in addressing issues of concern and challenges related to optimizing computing system power consumption, energy efficient systems, and distributed systems.

Both theoretical papers and papers describing practical experiences will be welcome.

The OPTIM Workshop topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Optimization of Energy-efficient Protocols/Algorithms

  • Energy-efficient Scheduling Algorithms

  • Energy-efficient Cross-layer Protocols

  • Energy-efficient MAC Protocols

  • Energy-efficient Routing Protocols

  • Voltage and Frequency Scaled Networks

  • Energy-efficient Communication Protocols

  • Energy-efficient Protocols/Algorithms in PHY, IP Layers or Above

  • Hardware Solutions for Achieving Energy Efficiency in Large-scale Networked Systems

  • Virtualization Techniques for Energy Efficiency

  • Network Models and Simulation Modules/Tools for Energy Efficient Solutions

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS:

You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to optimization issues in energy efficient distributed systems. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author and include up to 6 keywords from the above list of topics and an abstract of no more than 400 words. We welcome prospective participants to submit either full papers (up to 8 pages) or short papers ( up to 4 pages). Poster papers and posters (please refer to http://hpcs2014.cisedu.info/home/posters for the posters submission details) will also be accepted for submission. The manuscript should use the two-column IEEE format. Additional pages will be charged at additional fee. In case of multiple authors, an indication of which author is responsible for correspondence must be indicated. Please include page numbers on all submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments.

Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript using the Workshop Easy Chair link at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=optim2014. Acknowledgement will be sent within 48 hours of submission.

Only PDF files will be accepted. Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, relevance, contributions, technical clarity, and presentation. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their papers will be registered and presented at the workshop.

PROCEEDINGS

Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the HPCS 2014 web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings is to be published as ISBN proceedings by the IEEE and will be available online through IEEE Digital Library and indexed by major indexing services accordingly (e.g., EI indexing).

If you have any questions about paper submission or the workshop, please contact the workshop organizers.

IMPORTANT DATES

Extended Paper Submissions: ---------------------------- March 31, 2014

Acceptance Notification: ---------------------------------- April 15, 2014

Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due by: ------- May 12, 2014

Conference Dates: ---------------------------------------- July 21 – 25, 2014

WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS

Pascal Bouvry, Grégoire Danoy, Dzmitry Kliazovich, Sébastien Varrette

University of Luxembourg

6 Rue Coudenhove Kalergi

Luxembourg

Phone: +352 46 66 44 54 14

Fax: +352 46 66 44 55 00

Email: firstname.lastname@uni.lu

Bernabé Dorronsoro

INRIA Lille Nord Europe

Parc Scientifique de la Haute Borne

40, avenue Halley Bat. B

Park Plaza 59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

Email: bernabe.dorronsoro_diaz@inria.fr

International Program Committee*:

All submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed by the workshop technical program committee members following similar criteria used in HPCS 2014.

  • Mansoor Ahmed, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

  • Ezendu Ariwa, London Metropolitan University, U.K.

  • Francisco Chicano, University of Malaga, Spain

  • Luc Hogie, CNRS/INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, France

  • Dzmitry Kliazovich, SnT - University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  • Joanna Kolodziej, Institute of Computer Science, Cracow University of Technology, Poland

  • Laurent Lefevre, INRIA, University of Lyon, France

  • Jen Juan Li, North Dakota State University, ND, USA

  • Gabriel J. Luque, University of Malaga, Spain

  • Nasro Min-Allah, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

  • Anne-Cecile Orgerie, CNRS/INRIA - IRISA, Rennes, France

  • Johnatan Pecero, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  • Franciszek Seredynski, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Poland

  • Marcin Seredynski, CRP Henri Tudor, Luxembourg

  • El-Ghazali Talbi, INRIA-Futurs, Lille, France

  • Francisco Luna, University of Malaga, Spain

  • Andrei Tchernykh, CICESE Research Center, Mexico

  • Denis Trystram, ENSIMAG, France

  • Juan-Luis Jimenez-Laredo, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  • Sherali Zeadally, University of the District of Columbia, USA

For information or questions about Conference's paper submission, tutorials, posters, workshops, special sessions, exhibits, demos, panels and forums organization, doctoral colloquium, and any other information about the conference location, registration, paper formatting, etc., please consult the Conference’s web site at URL: http://hpcs2014.cisedu.info/ or http://cisedu.us/rp/hpcs14 or contact one of the Conference's organizers.