Special Session on

High Performance Computing on Clusters

URL: http://www.fit.qut.edu.au~rajkumar/cluster.html

1998 International Conference on
Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'98)

July 13th - 16th, 1998, Las Vegas, USA

Call for Papers

In the recent years, high speed network and improved microprocessor performance are making network of workstations an appealing vehicle for parallel computing. Cluster/network of workstations built using commodity hardware or software is playing a major role in redefining the concept of Supercomputing. As a whole, Clusters are becoming compromising solution to MPPs and Supercomputers. The focus of this special session will be on software and hardware issues of computing on clusters. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Cluster Hardware (Cluster of Workstations or PCs)
Active Messages and Light Weight Protocols
Cluster Operating System
Single System Image
Network Capabilities for Fast Communication
Message Passing Systems such as MPI and PVM for Clusters
Characterization of Communication and Synchronization Traffic
Operating Environments
Data Distribution and Load Balancing
Programming Paradigms/Environment for Clusters
HPCC Models for Graphics and Multimedia
Problem Solving Environment for Clusters
Tools for Operating and Managing Clusters
Parallel and Distributed Computing/HPC in Java
Algorithms for Solving Problems on Clusters
Building Applications on Clusters
Large Scale System Administration
Issues in Building Scalable Services
Fault Tolerance Issues for Clusters

Submission should include authors names, affiliations, addresses, fax and phone numbers, email addresses, on the cover page. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper. Please submit full paper (not exceeding 10 single spaced pages in file of the paper (preferably viewable by ghostview); also send a separate email with authors' names, addresses, title and abstract of the paper. Hard copies should be sent only if electronic submission is not possible.

Please note that, it is planned to bring out a special issue on "HPC on Clusters" containing papers from this session in the following International Journals: