The 15th annual IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing (HiPC 2008) will be held in Bangalore, India, during December 17-20, 2008. It will serve as a forum to present the current work by researchers from around the world, and act as a venue to provide stimulating discussions and highlight high performance computing (HPC) activities in Asia. The conference has a history of attracting participation from reputed researchers from all over the world. The 14th HiPC Conference held in Goa, India, in December 2007, had 53 contributed papers chosen from 253 submissions from 31 countries. The conference included technical paper sessions, keynotes from leading HPC researchers, a poster paper session, an exhibition, an industry session with presentations from leading HPC companies, a HPC user community meeting, tutorials on hot topics in computing and networking, and several workshops focused on emerging areas. The 13th HiPC Conference held in Bangalore, India, in December 2006, had 52 contributed papers that were selected from over 335 submissions from 40 countries, and the 12th HiPC Conference held in Goa, India, in December 2005, had 50 contributed papers that were selected from over 362 submissions from 30 countries. The HiPC attendance is approximately 300 with a good mix of participants from India and the rest of the world. Further information about HiPC 2008 and the HiPC series of meetings is available on the conference website at http://www.hipc.org. HiPC 2008 will focus on the design and analysis of high performance computing and networking systems and their scientific, engineering, and commercial applications. In addition to technical sessions consisting of contributed papers, the conference will include invited presentations, a poster session, tutorials, and vendor presentations. CO-SPONSORED BY: * IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Parallel Processing (TCPP) * ACM SIGARCH * European Association for Theoretical Computer Science * IFIP Working Group on Concurrent Systems * National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) * Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT) HELD IN COOPERATION WITH: * Goa University * Indian Institutes of Technology * Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi * Software Technology Parks of India * Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India VENUE AND MEETING INFORMATION Bangalore, a bustling metropolis, is the fifth largest city in India and the capital of the state of Karnataka. It is the main center of the Information Technology (IT) industry in India; almost every Indian and multi-national IT Company has a presence here. Bangalore is home to the Indian Institute of Science, a premier research institute, and many other aerospace and high technology industries including the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing. Karnataka is the home to many ancient Indian architectural marvels, wildlife sanctuaries, rain forests (Western Ghats), pristine beaches, and rich cultural traditions The advance program will be available in July 2008. Please check the conference website at http://www.hipc.org for updated information. IMPORTANT DATES April 05, 2008 Conference Paper Submission Begins May 12, 2008 Conference Paper Submission Ends May 12, 2008 Workshop Proposals Due May 19, 2008 Tutorial Proposals Due July 14, 2008 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection August 18, 2008 Camera-Ready Paper Submission September 15, 2008 Student Symposium Submissions Due October 20, 2008 Student Symposium Accept/Reject Decisions November 07, 2008 Early Registration Deadline ------------------------------ HiPC 2008 CALL FOR PAPERS ------------------------------ Authors are invited to submit original unpublished manuscripts that demonstrate current research in all areas of high performance computing including design and analysis of parallel and distributed systems, embedded systems, and their applications in scientific, engineering, and commercial areas. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * High-Performance Computing * Parallel and Distributed Algorithms * Parallel Languages and Programming Environments * Load Balancing, Scheduling and Resource Management * Fault-Tolerant Algorithms and Systems * Scientific/Engineering/Commercial Applications and Workloads * Emerging Applications such as Biotechnology and Nanotechnology * Cluster and Grid Computing * Peer-to-peer Algorithms and Networks * Heterogeneous Computing * Wireless and Mobile Computing * Communication/Sensor Networks and Embedded Applications * Interconnection Networks and Architectures * Scalable Servers and Systems * High Performance/Scalable Storage Systems * Power-Efficient and Reconfigurable Architectures * Compiler Technologies for High-Performance Computing * Software Support and Advanced Micro-architecture Techniques * Operating Systems for Scalable High-Performance Computing MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES Submitted manuscripts should be structured as technical papers and may not exceed 14 letter size (8.5 ? 11) pages including figures, tables and references. Formatting requirements are 12-point font size, single spaced or higher, with margins of at least 1 inch on each of the four sides. Submissions not conforming to these guidelines may be returned without review. Authors should submit the manuscript in PDF format and make sure that the file will print on a printer that uses letter size (8.5 ? 11) paper. The official language of the meeting is English. Manuscript submission will start on April 5, 2008. Manuscript submission procedures will then be available over the Web at http://www.hipc.org. Electronic submissions must be in the form of a readable PDF file. Manuscripts must be received by May 12, 2008. Manuscripts should demonstrate current research in any area of high performance computing. All manuscripts will be reviewed and will be judged on correctness, originality, technical strength, significance, quality of presentation, and interest and relevance to the conference attendees. Submitted papers must represent original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines will be rejected without review and further action may be taken, including (but not limited to) notifications sent to the heads of the institutions of the authors and sponsors of the conference. Submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair at the address below for further information or clarification. Notification of review decisions will be mailed by July 14, 2008. Camera-ready papers are due by August 18, 2008. The proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, and will be available at the conference. Program Chair: P. Sadayappan Ohio State University, USA Email: saday@cse.ohio-state.edu BEST PAPER AWARDS Best paper awards, sponsored by Infosys, will be given for outstanding contributed papers. WORKSHOPS Proposals are solicited for workshops to be held in conjunction with the main conference. Interested individuals should submit a proposal by May 12, 2008 to the Workshops Chair. Additional details and submission guidelines will be available at the conference website. Workshops Chair: Manimaran Govindarasu Iowa State University, USA Email: gmani@iastate.edu STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM HiPC 2008 will feature the first student research symposium on High Performance Computing (HPC) aimed at stimulating and fostering student research, and providing an international forum to highlight student research accomplishments. The symposium will also expose students to the best practices in HPC in academia and industry. The one-day symposium will feature brief presentations by student authors on their research, followed by a poster exhibit. Short invited talks by leading HPC researchers/practitioners will be included in the program. The symposium reception will provide an opportunity for students to interact with HPC researchers and practitioners (and recruiters) from academia and industry. To be considered, students should submit a 5 page extended abstract of their research. Submission procedures will be available at the Student Symposium web site, accessible from http://www.hipc.org, after August 15, 2008. For additional details, please see the conference web site or contact the Symposium Co-Chairs. Symposium Co-Chairs: Ashok Srinivasan Florida State University Email: asriniva@cs.fsu.edu Rajeev Thakur Argonne National Laboratory, USA Email: thakur@mcs.anl.gov TUTORIALS Proposals are solicited for tutorials to be held at the meeting. Interested individuals/groups should submit a proposal by May 19, 2008 to the Tutorials Chair. The proposal (5 pages maximum) should include a brief description of the intended audience, a lecture outline, and a vita for each lecturer. For additional details, contact the Tutorials Chair. Tutorials Chair: Rajeev Sivaram Google, USA Email: rajeev.sivaram@gmail.com INDUSTRY EXHIBITION Companies and R&D laboratories are encouraged to present their exhibits at the meeting. Additionally, a full day of vendor presentations is planned. Further details can be obtained at the conference website or by contacting the Industry Liaison Chair. Industry Liaison Chair: Rama K. Govindaraju Google, USA Email: rama.govindaraju@gmail.com USER/INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM ON HPC TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS & EXPERIENCE The symposium will bring together providers and users of HPC to provide a forum for presenting the state-of-the-art in HPC platforms and technologies, for discussing best practices and for exchanging experiences. HPC applications and the experiences of application developers will be of special interest to this mini symposium. The symposium will consist of invited as well as contributed talks by leading experts from industry, research laboratories and universities, as well as panels and open discussions. For further details and to submit abstract, please visit the conference website. User/Industry Symposium Co-Chairs: Rama K. Govindaraju Google, USA Email: rama.govindaraju@gmail.com Santosh Sreenivasan Talentain, India Email:  santosh@talentain.com TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM INDIA HiPC 2008 will be awarding travel scholarships to students from Indian Engineering Colleges to encourage them to attend the conference. This merit-based scholarship will cover their travel and accommodation expenses. The last date of application is October 31, 2008. For more details, please visit the conference website or contact the Scholarships Co-Chairs. Scholarships Co-Chairs: Sumam David NITK, India Email: sumam@ieee.org Madhusudan Govindaraju SUNY Binghamton, USA Email : mgovinda@cs.binghamton.edu --------------------------------------- HiPC 2008 ORGANIZATION --------------------------------------- GENERAL CO-CHAIRS Manish Parashar, Rutgers University, USA Ramamurthy Badrinath, HP, India VICE GENERAL CO-CHAIRS Rajendra V. Boppana, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Rajeev Muralidhar, Intel, India PROGRAM CHAIR P. Sadayappan, Ohio State University, USA PROGRAM VICE CHAIRS Algorithms: David Bader, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Applications: Alan Sussman, University of Maryland, USA Architecture: David Kaeli, Northeastern University, USA Communication Networks: José Neuman de Souza, Federal Univ. of Ceará, Brazil Mobile and Sensor Computing: Chen-K Tham, National University of Singapore Systems Software: Cho-Li Wang, University of Hong Kong STEERING CHAIR Viktor K. Prasanna, University of Southern California, USA WORKSHOPS CHAIR Manimaran Govindarasu, Iowa State University, USA STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS Ashok Srinivasan, Florida State University, USA Rajeev Thakur, Argonne National Laboratory, USA TUTORIALS CHAIR Rajeev Sivaram, Google, USA INDUSTRY LIAISON CHAIR Rama K. Govindaraju, Google, USA HiPC USER SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS Rama K. Govindaraju, Google, USA Santosh Sreenivasan, Talentain, India CYBER CO-CHAIRS Ananth Narayan, Intel, India Kamesh Madduri, Georgia Institute for Technology, USA FINANCE CO-CHAIRS Ajay Gupta, Western Michigan University, USA Thondiyil Venugopalan, India LOCAL COORDINATION CO-CHAIRS Kalyana Krishna, Talentain, India Raghavendra Buddi, Netapp, India PUBLICATIONS CHAIR Sushil K. Prasad, Georgia State University, USA PUBLICITY CO-CHAIRS Ashok Srinivasan, Florida State University, USA Manisha Gajbe, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA REGISTRATION CO-CHAIRS Sally Jelinek, Electronic Design Associates, USA Jyothsna Kasturirengan, Fiberlink, India SCHOLARSHIPS CO-CHAIRS Sumam David, NITK, India Madhusudan Govindaraju, SUNY Binghamton, USA STEERING COMMITTEE P. Anandan, Microsoft Research, India David A. Bader, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Ramamurthy Badrinath, HP, India Rudramuni B., Dell India R&D, Bangalore, India Frank Baetke, HP, USA Anirban Chakrabarti, Infosys, India R. Govindarajan, Indian Institute of Science, India Harish Grama, IBM, India Manish Gupta, India Systems and Technology Lab, IBM, India Vittal Kini, Intel, India Ashwini Nanda, Computational Research Lab., India Viktor K. Prasanna, University of Southern California, USA (Chair) Venkat Ramana, Cray-Hinditron, India Sartaj Sahni, University of Florida, USA Santosh Sreenivasan, Talentain Technologies, India V. Sridhar, Satyam Computer Services Ltd., India Harrick M. Vin, Tata Research, Development and Design Center (TRDDC), Pune, India Steering Committee 2008 membership also includes the general co-chairs, program chairs and vice general co-chairs from 2007, 2008 and 2009. PROGRAM COMMITTEE Algorithms: Srinivas Aluru, Iowa State University, USA Guojing Cong, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA Camil Demetrescu, University of Rome, Italy Devdatt Dubhashi, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Matteo Frigo, Cilk Arts, USA Anshul Gupta, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA Klaus Jansen, University of Kiel, Germany Jeremy Johnson, Drexel University, USA Christos Kaklamanis, University of Patras, Greece Ananth Kalyanaraman, Washington State University, USA Jesper Larsson Traeff, NEC Laboratories, Europe Kamesh Madduri, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Greg Malewicz, Google, USA Madhav Marathe, Virginia Tech., USA Geppino Pucci, University of Padova, Italy Sandeep Sen, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India Christian Sohler, University of Paderborn, Germany Philippas Tsigas, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Tiffani Williams, Texas A&M University, USA Applications: Henrique Andrade, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA Umit Catalyurek, Ohio State University, USA Nikos Chrisochoides, College of William and Mary, USA I-Hsin Chung, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA Lois Curfman McInnes, Argonne National Laboratory, USA Jens Gustedt, LORIA, France Fumihiko Ino, Osaka University, Japan P. J. Narayanan, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India Daniel S. Katz, Louisiana State University, USA Jim Kohl, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA Kalyan Kumaran, Argonne National Laboratory, USA Gary Kumfert, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA Steve Parker, University of Utah, USA Padma Raghavan, Pennsylvania State University, USA Ramesh Rajagopalan, Dell, India Satish Vadhiyar, Indian Institute of Science, India Yao Zheng, Zhejiang University, China Architecture: Rosa Badia, Barcelona Supercomputer Center, Spain Rajeev Balasubramonian, University of Utah, USA Anasua Bhowmik, AMD, India Antonio Gonzalez, Intel Barcelona Research Center, Spain Ananth Grama, Purdue University, USA Kim Hazelwood, University of Virginia, USA Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA Hrishi Murukkathampoondi, AMD, India Ranjani Parthasarathy, Anna University, India Srinivasan Parthasarathy, Ohio State University, USA Rodric Rabbah, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA J. Ramanujam, Louisiana State University, USA Partha Ranganathan, HP Research Laboratories, USA Pat Teller, University of Texas at El Paso, USA Communication Networks: Pavan Balaji, Argonne National Laboratory, USA Rajendra Bopanna, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Ron Brightwell, Sandia National Laboratory, USA Rajkumar Kettimuthu, Argonne National Laboratory, USA John Kim, Northwestern University, USA Jiuxing Liu, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA, David Lowenthal, University of Georgia, USA Amith Mamidala, Ohio State University, USA Jarek Nieplocha, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA Thirumale Niranjan, NetApp Research, India Fabrizio Petrini, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA Sayantan Sur, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA Vinod Tipparaju, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA Weikuan Yu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA Xin Yuan, Florida State University, USA Mobile and Sensor Computing: Kevin Almeroth, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA Twan Basten, Technical University of Eindhoven, Netherlands Mun-Choon Chan, National University of Singapore, Singapore Eylem Ekici, Ohio State University, USA Polly Huang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Vana Kalogeraki, University of California at Riverside, USA Peng-Yong Kong, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Victor Leung, University of British Columbia, Canada Jun Luo, University of Waterloo, Canada Hoon-Tong Ngin, Infocomm Development Authority, Singapore Marimuthu Palaniswami, University of Melbourne, Australia Karim Seada, Nokia Research, USA Winston Seah, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Vikram Srinivasan, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, India Wendong Xiao, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Athanasios Vasilakos, University of Western Macedonia, Greece Systems Software: Rajkumar Buyya, University of Melbourne, Australia Yeh-Ching Chung, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Bronis De Supinski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA R. Govindarajan, Indian Institute of Science, India Jaejin Lee, Seoul National University, Korea Kuan-Ching Li, Providence University, Taiwan Philippe Navaux, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Lawrence Rauchwerger, Texas A&M University, USA Vijay A. Saraswat, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA Henk Sips, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Ninghui Sun, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Yoshio Tanaka, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan Putchong Uthayopas, Kasetsart University, Thailand Richard Vuduc, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada