[hpc-announce] [Call for Workshops] IEEE Cluster 2024

[Yohei MIKI]

Call for Workshops < https://clustercomp.org/2024/workshops/call/ >
(Submission deadline: April 18th, 2024 (AoE))

Experts in cluster computing are invited to share their expertise with 
the community by submitting proposals for workshops to be co-located 
with the Cluster 2024 conference that will be held on September 24 - 27, 
2024 in Kobe, Japan. The Cluster 2024 workshop program will provide an 
opportunity to present preliminary work related to the topics covered by 
the conference and will give attendees access to the latest 
works-in-progress in the field. Workshop proposals can cover a broad 
range of topics on the design, use, or management of clusters and 
supporting technologies throughout the software stack. All workshops 
will be held on September 24, 2024.


* Topic Categories

Topic Categories of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Cluster node and system hardware;
- Cluster/distributed operating and runtime systems;
- Parallel programming models, languages, runtimes, and environments;
- Performance evaluation, analysis, and optimization;
- Fault-tolerance, resilience, reliability, and high availability;
- Data management and distributed and parallel file systems;
- Visualization, data analytics, and workflows;
- Cluster management tools including resource management;
- Power management, energy, and cooling;
- High-performance networks and communication systems;
- Clouds and distributed systems;
- Cluster and Quantum computing;
- Combining and enabling unique workloads (e.g. concurrent machine 
learning, data-centric computing, and compute-heavy applications);
- Cybersecurity


* Submission Guidelines

Proposals are limited to a three-page description that should include 
the following:
- A title, an abstract (400 words maximum), and a syllabus;
- Discussion of the topic’s relevance and workshop goals;
- A description of the target audience;
- An indication of duration: either half day or full day.
- If applicable, details on previous instantiations of the workshop, 
including attendance numbers.

In addition to the three-page description, please include a brief 
biographical sketch of each workshop organizer (two pages maximum per 
organizer).

A single PDF file with all the material described above should be 
submitted to the Cluster 2024 conference 
https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/ieeecluster/ under the workshop 
track. Acceptance of a proposed workshop will be made based on the 
quality, content, diversity, and organization, and its relationship to 
key topic areas when compared with other submissions.

Workshop length will be determined based on the following policy:
- Workshops that accept 10 or more papers/talks will be provided space 
for a full day program;
- Workshops that accept 7-9 papers/talks will be provided space for four 
and a half hours (not including breaks);
- Workshops that accept 5-6 papers/talks will be provided space for 
three hours (not including breaks);
- Workshops that accept 3-4 papers/talks will be provided space for a 
half hour per paper;
- Workshops with fewer accepted papers/talks will be canceled.

Workshop Proposal Submission: 
https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/ieeecluster/


* Important Dates

- Workshop proposals due: April 18th, 2024
- Workshop acceptance notification: April 25th, 2024
- Workshops held: September 24th, 2024
- All deadlines are Anywhere on Earth (AoE)

* Contact
Workshop Chair
Yohei Miki, University of Tokyo, Japan