Cluster 2003 - IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing - December 1-4, 2003, Hong Kong http://www.csis.hku.hk/cluster2003/ Organized by Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, The University of Hong Kong Clusters today are an important element of mainstream computing. In less than a decade, "lowly" computer clusters have come to prominence as the most convenient and cost-effective tool for solving many complex computational problems. Being able to bring enough computing cycles together in a pool is one thing, but to be able to use these cycles efficiently so that the aggregate power of a cluster can be fully harnessed is another. Research and development efforts must continue to explore better strategies to make clusters an even greater tool when facing the grandest challenges of this age. Cluster 2003, to be held in the most dynamic city in the Orient, will provide an open forum for cluster researchers and system builders, as well as cluster users, to present and discuss new directions and results that could shape the future of cluster computing. Cluster 2003 welcomes paper submissions from engineers and scientists in academia, industry, and government describing their latest research findings in any aspects of cluster computing. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Cluster Middleware -- Single-System Image Services -- Software Environments and Tools -- Standard Software for Clusters -- I/O Libraries, File Systems, and Distributed RAID Cluster Networking -- High-Speed System Interconnects -- Lightweight Communication Protocols -- Fast Message Passing Libraries Managing Clusters -- Cluster Security and Reliability -- Tools for Managing Clusters -- Cluster Job and Resource Management -- High-Availability Cluster Solutions Applications -- Scientific and E-Commerce Applications -- Data Distribution and Load Balancing -- Innovative Cluster Applications Performance Analysis and Evaluation -- Benchmarking and Profiling Tools -- Performance Prediction and Modeling -- Analysis and Visualization Grid Computing and Clusters -- Grid Applications Integration -- Network-Based Distributed Computing -- Mobile Agents and Java for Clusters/Grids -- Middleware, Tools and Environments Paper Submission: Paper Format: Not to exceed 25 double-spaced pages (including figures, tables and references) using 10-12 point font on 8.5 x 11-inch pages. Show page number at each page. Include an abstract, five to ten keywords, and the corresponding author's e-mail address. Electronic Submission: Web-based submissions are strongly encouraged. The URL will be announced two weeks before the submission deadline at the conference web site. Authors should submit a PostScript (level 2) or PDF file. Postal submissions are not accepted. Workshops: Proposals are solicited for workshops to be held in conjunction with the main conference. For more information about organizing workshops, interested individuals should submit a proposal by April 15, 2003 to the Workshops Chair Jiannong Cao (csjcao@comp.polyu.edu.hk). Tutorials: For more information about proposals for organizing tutorials, please contact Tutorials Chair Ira Pramanick (ira.pramanick@sun.com) by June 30, 2003. Exhibitions: Companies interested in presenting exhibits at the meeting should contact one of the Exhibits Co-Chairs - Jim Ang (jaang@sandia.gov) or Nam Ng (Nng@cc.hku.hk) by August 31, 2003. Important Dates: -- Workshop Proposals Due: April 15, 2003 -- Papers Submission Deadline: June 1, 2003 -- Tutorial Proposals Due: June 30, 2003 -- Author Notification: July 31, 2003 -- Exhibition Proposal Due: August 31, 2003 -- Final Manuscript Due: August 31, 2003 -- Pre-Conference Tutorials: December 1, 2003 -- Conference: December 2-4, 2003 Proceedings of the conference and workshops will be available at the conference. ------------------ Chairs/Committees ------------------ General Co-Chairs Jack Dongarra (University of Tennessee) Lionel Ni (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) General Vice Chair Francis C.M. Lau (The University of Hong Kong) Program Co-Chairs Daniel S. Katz (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Cho-Li Wang (The University of Hong Kong) Program Vice Chairs Bill Gropp (Argonne National Laboratory) -- Middleware Wolfgang Rehm (Technische Universita"t Chemnitz) -- Hardware Zhiwei Xu (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) -- Applications Tutorials Chair Ira Pramanick (Sun Microsystems) Workshops Chair Jiannong Cao (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Exhibits/Sponsors Co-Chairs Jim Ang (Sandia National Lab) Nam Ng (The University of Hong Kong) Publications Chair Rajkumar Buyya (The University of Melbourne) Publicity Chair Arthur B. Maccabe (The University of New Mexico) Poster Chair Putchong Uthayopas (Kasetsart University) Finance/Registration Chair Alvin Chan (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Local Arrangements Chair Anthony T.C. Tam (The University of Hong Kong) For further information please send e-mail to: cluster2003@csis.hku.hk