[hpc-announce] [CFP] POMCO 2020 (Virtual Event) - deadline 21th September

[Tiago Carneiro]

THE 2nd INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON  PARALLEL OPTIMIZATION USING/FOR MULTI-
AND MANY-CORE HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (POMCO 2020) -
http://hpcs2020.cisedu.info/2-conference/workshops-hpcs2020/workshop23-pomco


CALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION

As part of  The 18th International Conference on High Performance Computing
& Simulation (HPCS 2020) http://hpcs2020.cisedu.info/
 or  http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs20

10 - 14 December 2020 Barcelona, Spain (Virtual/Online event)


Paper Submission Deadline: 21 September 2020.

Submissions could be for full papers, short papers, poster papers, or
posters.


SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

On the road to exascale, multi-core processors and many-core
accelerators/coprocessors are increasingly becoming key-building blocks of
many computing platforms including laptops, high performance workstations,
clusters, grids, and clouds. On the other hand, plenty of hard problems in
a wide range of areas including engineering design, telecommunications,
logistics and transportation, biology, energy, etc., are often modeled and
tackled using optimization approaches. These approaches include greedy
algorithms, exact methods (dynamic programming, Branch-and-X, constraint
programming, A*, etc.) and meta-heuristics (evolutionary algorithms,
particle swarm, ant or bee colonies, simulated annealing, Tabu search,
etc.). In many research works, optimization techniques are used to address
high performance computing (HPC) issues including HPC hardware design,
compiling, scheduling, auto-tuning, etc. On the other hand, optimization
problems become increasingly large and complex, forcing the use of parallel
computing for their efficient and effective resolution. The design and
implementation of parallel optimization methods raise several issues such
as load balancing, data locality and placement, fault tolerance,
scalability, thread divergence, etc.

This workshop seeks to provide an opportunity for the researchers to
present their original contributions on the joint use of advanced (discrete
or continuous, single or multi-objective, static or dynamic, deterministic
or stochastic, hybrid) optimization methods and distributed and/or parallel
multi/many-core computing, and any related issues.

The POMCO Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following:

- Parallel models (island, master-worker, multi-start, etc.) for
optimization methods revisited for multi-core and/or many-core (MMC)
environments.

- Parallelization techniques and advanced data structures for exact (e.g.
tree-based) optimization methods.

- Parallel mechanisms for hybridization of optimization algorithms on MMC
environments.

- Parallel strategies for handling uncertainty, robustness and dynamic
nature of optimization methods.

- Parallel/distributed large-scale global optimization (e.g.
parallel/distributed cooperative coevolution-based algorithms).

- Parallel/distributed multi- and many-objective algorithms (non
dominance-based, decomposition-based, etc.).
Implementation issues of parallel optimization methods on MMC workstations,
MMC clusters, MMC grids/clouds, etc.

- Parallel/distributed implementation using productivity-aware programming
languages (Chapel, Python, Julia, etc.).

- Software frameworks for the design and implementation of parallel and/or
distributed MMC optimization algorithms.

- Computational/theoretical studies reporting results on solving big
optimization problems using MMC computing.
Energy-aware optimization for/with MMC parallel and/or distributed
optimization methods.

- Optimization techniques for scheduling, compiling, auto-tuning for MMC
clusters, MMC grids/clouds, etc.


INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSION

You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above
and any other related topics. Submitted papers must not have been published
or simultaneously submitted elsewhere until it appears in HPCS proceedings,
in the case of acceptance, or notified otherwise. Submission can be for:

-  Regular papers, please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to
exceed 8 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6
keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will
be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with
authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all
authors' email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding
author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript.

-  Short papers (up to 4 pages), please submit a PDF copy of your full
manuscript, not to exceed 4 double-column formatted pages per template, and
include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words.
Additional pages will be charged additional fees. Submission should include
a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone
numbers, and all authors' email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the
corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for
the manuscript.

-  Poster papers and Posters (please refer to
http://hpcs2020.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-posters
 for posters submission details) will also be considered.

Please specify the type of submission you have. Please include page numbers
on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide
helpful comments.

Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript to the Workshop's paper
submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pomco2020.
Acknowledgement will be sent within 48 hours of submission.


CONFERENCE POLICIES

Only PDF files will be accepted, uploaded to the submission link above.
Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected
based on their originality, relevance, significance, technical clarity and
soundness, presentation, language, and references. Submission implies the
willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the
paper, if accepted. At least one of the authors of each accepted paper will
have to register and attend (virtually) the HPCS 2020 conference to present
the paper at the Symposium as scheduled. By submitting the paper to the
HPCS conference, all authors agree to abide by all HPCS conference paper
submission, publication and presentation policies as well as following
ethical and professional codes of conduct, including those of the
professional co-sponsoring organizations. For more information, please
refer to the Authors’ Info and Registration Info pages.


PROCEEDINGS

Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings.
Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on
the HPCS 2020 Conference web site. We intend to have the proceedings
formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of
the conference. The proceedings are projected to be included in the IEEE or
ACM Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly.

SPECIAL ISSUE

Plans are underway to have the best papers, in extended version, selected
for possible publication in a reputable journal as a special issue.
Detailed information will soon be announced and will be made available on
the conference website.

If you have any questions about paper submission or the Workshop, please
contact the Workshop's organizers.


IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submissions: ----------------------------------------------- 21
September 2020
Acceptance Notification: ----------------------------------------- 06
October 2020
Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due by: --------------------- 16
October 2020
Conference Dates: --------------------------------------------- 10-14
December 2020


WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS

Nouredine Melab
   Université de Lille /INRIA Lille - Nord Europe/CNRS CRIStAL
   Lille, France
   Phone: +33 3 59 35 86 27
   Email:   nouredine.melab at univ-lille.fr

Tiago Carneiro Pessoa
   Huawei Technologies
   Minsk, Belarus
   Phone: +33 7 69 99 36 45
   Email:  t.carneiro.pessoa at gmail.com

More Coming Soon.


International Program Committee*:

All submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed by the Workshop's
technical program committee members following similar criteria used in HPCS
2020 and will be published as part of the HPCS 2020 Proceedings.

Coming Soon

(* Committee formation is pending and will be finalized shortly.)


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://hpcs2020.cisedu.info/  or
http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs20  or contact one of the Conference's
organizers.