[hpc-announce] The International Workshop on Computer and Networking Experimental Research Using Testbeds (CNERT 2015)

[Kaiqi Xiong]

Dear Colleagues,

Enclosed is the call for papers for CNERT2015. You are welcome to make a submission.
We look forward to receiving your submissions and seeing you at CNERT2015.

Important Dates:

Abstract submission: Feb 25
Paper submissions: March 1.

Sincerely,

Kaiqi Xiong
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CNERT 2015 Call for Papers

The International Workshop on Computer and Networking Experimental Research Using Testbeds (CNERT 2015)

Held in conjunction with the 35th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS 2015)
Columbus, Ohio, USA, June 29 – July 2, 2015

Experimentation has played a very important role in advancing research in computing.  Although simulation is an important tool for studying and analyzing the behavior of new protocols and algorithms, it is essential that new research ideas be validated on real systems and testbeds.

This workshop will bring together researchers and technical experts to share experiences and advance the state of the art in experimental research in areas such as networking, distributed systems and cloud computing.  It aims to inspire researchers to use testbeds in novel and interesting ways as a means to validate research ideas.  Of particular interest are experiments on publicly available testbeds such as GENI, PlanetLab, Emulab, Orbit, Ofelia, and so on. Authors are encouraged to include references to detailed experiment setups that will enable others to extend their work.

We solicit papers with experimental results from areas including, but not limited to:
•       Future Internet architectures
•       Wired and wireless network protocols
•       Computer and network security
•       Software defined networking (SDN)
•       Sensor networks
•       Cloud computing and big data
•       Distributed applications such as content delivery networks
•       WiMax communications and services
•       Social networks
•       Network economics and pricing

Experiments may be from areas including, but not limited to:
•       Experiment design and deployment
•       Instrumentation and Measurement
•       Evaluation and analysis of experiment data
•       Design for repeatability and reproducibility
•       Creation and sharing of datasets of broad interest to the community
•       Tools and services for testbed users and operators
•       Large-scale experiments
•       Experiments on federated testbeds
•       Testbed implementation and deployment

The workshop will have a strong experimental component. Authors will be strongly encouraged to include live demonstrations with their presentations.  Authors should indicate in their papers if they think that such a demonstration is feasible. In addition to a best paper award, we will have an award for the best demo that exemplifies the principles of experiment repeatability and reproducibility on real systems with running code.

All papers will go through a thorough review process by experienced researchers who will provide constructive feedback.

CNERT 2014 will offer best paper and best demo awards.

Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline: 02/25/2015
Paper submission deadline: 03/01/2015
Acceptance notification: 04/01/2015
Final camera‐ready paper: 04/15/2015

Submission Instructions
Format of Manuscript: All paper submissions should follow the IEEE 8.5” x 11” Two-Column Format. Research/education regular paper submissions should not exceed 8 pages, while short paper submissions should not exceed 5 pages. All the papers should be submitted through Easychair system (https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cnert2015).

Contact Information
Please send inquiries to CNERTworkshop at gmail.com.

Workshop Sponsors
National Science Foundation (NSF) will provide a limited number of travel awards for students and junior faculty to attend CNERT 2015 Workshop.