[hpc-announce] PDCAT2021 CFP - Submission Deadline (31 Oct) Approaching!

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The 22nd International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing,
Applications and Technologies (PDCAT 2021)

December 17-19, 2021 – Guangzhou, China

Sponsored by Sun Yat-Sen University and Springer

Webpage: *http://cse.sysu.edu.cn/pdcat2021/*
<http://cse.sysu.edu.cn/pdcat2021/>

Paper submission: *https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pdcat2021*
<https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pdcat2021>



Important dates

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Paper submission deadline:  October 31, 2021

Author notification:  November 23, 2021

Camera-ready version due:  November 30, 2021

Conference:  December 17-19, 2021



Aims and Scope

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The International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing,
Applications and Technologies (PDCAT) is a major forum for scientists,
engineers, and practitioners throughout the world to present the latest
research, results, ideas, developments and applications in all areas of
parallel and distributed computing. Started in Hong Kong in 2000, PDCAT
2021 will be held in Guangzhou, China, after 21 years of success in
different countries/regions including Taiwan, Japan, China, Korea,
Singapore, Australia and New Zealand across Asia-Oceania. We are inviting
new and unpublished papers on, but not limited to, the following topics:



Networking and Architectures:

 Interconnection networks

 Parallel/distributed architectures

 Heterogeneous and multimedia Systems

 Reliability, and fault-tolerance

 Ubiquitous computing systems

 Computer networks, Optical networks

 Communication and telecommunication

 Wireless networks and mobile computing

Internet of Things

 Cloud/Grid computing systems

 Reconfigurable architecture



Software Systems and Technologies:

 Task mapping and job scheduling

 Formal methods and programming languages

 Internet computing

 Image processing and computer vision

 Agent technologies

 Operating systems

 Software tools and environments

 Parallelizing compilers

 Web services

Component-based Technology

 Simulation and Visualization



Algorithms and Applications:

 Parallel/distributed algorithms

 Big data computing and analysis

 Distributed data and knowledge based systems

 Image processing and computer graphics

 High-performance scientific computing

 Reconfigurable high-performance computing

 Resource allocation and management

 Network routing and communication algorithms

 Bioinformatics

 Database applications and data mining

 Intelligent computing and neural networks

Quantum computing



Security and Privacy:

Access control and authorization

 Authentication, biometrics, smartcards

 Distributed systems security

 Mobile code and mobile agent security

RFID applications

Privacy preserving computation

 Applied cryptography

 Database security, Cloud security

Intrusion detection and survivability

 P2P & ad hoc networks

 Security protocols



Submission Information

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Conference proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer
Science (LNCS) by Springer. Submission of accepted papers should be made in
Springer LNCS format, and must not exceed 12 pages in length. Papers
reporting original and unpublished research results and experience are
solicited. Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness,
significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Accepted and
presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Papers
must be written in English and submitted electronically following easychair
submission link:



*https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pdcat2021.*
<https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pdcat2021.>



Organizing Committee

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General Chair

Hong Shen, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Program Chairs

Nong Xiao, Sun Yat-sen Univ. China

Hamid Arabnia, University of Georgia, USA

Jeffrey Fox, University of Utah, USA

Ajay Gupta, University of Western Michigan, USA

Manu Malek, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA



Contact us

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All queries regarding PDCAT 2021 should be directed to
*pdcat2021 at mail.sysu.edu.cn*