[hpc-announce] Call for Papers: DSN 2021, 51st IEEE/IFIP Dependable Systems and Networks, June 21 - June 24, 2021

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DSN 2021

The 51st IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks

Taipei, Taiwan
June 21 – 24, 2021

Call for Papers                                                   http://dsn.org
Important dates:
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Dec. 4, 2020: Abstract submission deadline
Dec. 11, 2020: Paper submission deadline
Feb. 17 – 19, 2021: Author rebuttal period
Mar. 8, 2021: Notification to authors
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The society today is increasingly dependent on the correct functioning of computer systems, edge devices and networks for systems and services we use every day, such as aviation, energy production & power grids, intelligent/autonomous vehicles, medical devices & electronic health records, and many others.

The Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN) is devoted to the mission of ensuring that the computing systems and networks on which society relies are dependable and secure.

DSN, one of the longest running IEEE conferences organizing its 51st edition in 2021, has pioneered the fusion between dependability and security research under a common body of knowledge, understanding the need to simultaneously fight against accidental faults, intentional cyber-attacks, design errors, and unexpected operating conditions. Its distinctive approach to both accidental and malicious faults made DSN the most prestigious international forum for presenting research furthering robustness and resilience of today’s wide spectrum of computing systems and networks.

All aspects of the research and practice of dependability and applied security are within the scope of DSN. Relevant topics include innovative architectures, protocols, and algorithms, for preventing, detecting, recovering, diagnosing or eliminating accidental and malicious threats as well as experimentation with and assessment of dependable and secure systems and networks.

Authors are invited to submit original papers on the current thematic areas of DSN:

* Hardware (e.g., microprocessors, memories, system on chip, I/O devices, storage systems, trusted computing)
* Software (e.g., applications, middleware, distributed algorithms, operating systems, blockchains)
* Networks (e.g., wireless networks, mobility, software-defined networking, edge computing, networks on chip, network security)
* Clouds (e.g., cloud storage, computing, platforms, applications, cloud security and privacy)
* Cyber-physical systems (e.g., embedded systems, real-time control of critical systems, internet of things, smart grid, automotive, aerospace, railway, medical systems)
* Autonomous systems (e.g., resilient AI/Machine Learning based systems, self-driving vehicles, autonomous robots, assured autonomy, explainable decision making, acceptability)
* Models and methodologies for programming, evaluating, verifying, and assessing dependable and secure systems (e.g., performance and dependability evaluation, analytical and numerical methods, simulation, experimentation, benchmarking, verification, field data analysis)

Information to authors
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Innovative papers in other areas of dependable and secure systems and networks will also be considered. Papers will be assessed with criteria appropriate to each category. The conference favors work that explores new territory, continues a significant research dialogue, or reflects on experience with (or measurements of) state-of-the-art implementations. Submissions will be judged on originality, significance, correctness and impact.

Research Papers, Practical Experience Reports, and Tool Descriptions will be refereed and included in the Proceedings of the DSN 2021, if accepted.

All contributions must be written in English. IEEE Computer Society will publish accepted contributions.

At least one author of every accepted paper is expected to register (as a regular registration) for the conference and present the work.

Paper Categories
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Submissions can be made in one of the following categories (authors are required to indicate the category as part of the paper’s title).

Regular papers (11 pages): full paper describing research contribution, including experimental work focused on implementation and evaluation of existing techniques in the DSN thematic areas. Papers should clearly describe a novel scientific contribution and a significant advancement of the state of knowledge in DSN relevant topics. The paper should address a significant problem with a compelling solution whose validity and practical applicability are clearly discussed.

Practical experience reports (7 pages): a shorter paper describing practitioner experiences or lessons learned applying tools and techniques to real-world problems and systems, or based on the empirical analysis of field data using a rigorous scientific approach. A paper on this category is expected to show new insights and experiences informing the research and practice of dependability and resilient computing. Contributions reporting on industry practical experiences and lessons learned are highly encouraged, including studies reporting negative results or challenges about the practical applicability or scalability of research results in industry.

Tool descriptions/demonstrations (7 pages): descriptions of the architecture, implementation and usage of substantive tools to aid the research and practice of dependability. A tool paper is expected to describe and demonstrate the value that the tool brings to the dependability community. Making the tool publicly available, whenever possible, is strongly encouraged.

The number of pages indicated above includes everything *except the references*: title page, text, figures, appendices, etc. Papers that exceed the number of pages for that submission category will be rejected without review.

Independently of the paper category, we expect all papers to provide enough detail to enable reproducibility of their experimental results and encourage authors, whenever possible, to make both the software developed in the experiments or datasets publicly available.

Awards
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DSN 2021 will announce a Best Paper Award, attributed every year to the best accepted scientific paper among all. Please check the relevant page on the DSN website for additional details and other awards.

For more information, please visit the DSN web site
(http://dsn.org) or contact pc_chairs at dsn.org

Program Committee Co-Chairs
Alysson Bessani, Universidade de Lisboa
Giuliano Casale, Imperial College London