[ecoop-info] Call for papers : NPC 2012, 6-8 September, Gwangju, Korea

[Conference Adminstrator]

[NPC-12 Call for Papers]
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               The 9th IFIP International Conference on
               Network and Parallel Computing (NPC 2012)

                       http://www.npc2012.org/

                 Gwangju, Korea, 6-8 September 2012
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  Important Notices
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** PAPER SUBMISSION DUE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO March 30, 2012
** Proceedings: LNCS by Springer (indexed by EI, ISTP, SCOPUS)
** Journal Special Issues:
  - The Journal of Supercomputing - Springer [SCI]
  - Cluster Computing (CC) - Springer [SCI-E]
  - Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (HCIS), Springer
  - Journal of Convergence (JoC), FTRA Publising
  - IJITCC, InderScience.

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  Overview
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Following the traditions of previous successful NPC conferences,
NPC-09 (Gold Coast, Australia), NPC-10 (Zhengzhou, China), and NPC-11
(Changsha, Hunan, China). The objective of the 9th IFIP International
Conference on Network and Parallel Computing (NPC 2012) is to establish
an international forum for engineers and scientists to present their
excellent ideas and experiences in all system fields of network and
parallel computing.

** Topics include, but not limited to :
- Virtualization techniques, tools, and applications
- Parallel programming models and languages
- Parallel language compiler and run-time support
- Parallel and distributed systems
- Network architecture and protocol design
- Network Security
- Network Storage
- Network reliability, security, and dependability
- Network algorithms
- Communication technology
- Scheduling and load balancing
- Advanced Web and Proxy Services
- Middleware Frameworks and Toolkits
- Performance modeling, prediction, and tuning
- Multi-core and cluster computing
- Ubiquitous Communications and Networks
- USN and RFID
- Embedded and Pervasive Computing
- Peer to Peer Networks
- Social Network and Services
- Multimedia Communications
- Cloud Computing and Network
- Machine to Machine Communications
- Runtime systems
- Operating systems
- Resource management
- Data mining

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  Organizing Committee
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** Honorary Chairs
Daesik Ko, President of KIIT, Korea / Professor, Mok
won University, Korea<

** General Chairs
James J. (Jong Hyuk) Park, SeoulTech, Korea
Albert Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia
Zhiwei Xu, Inst of Computing Tech, China

** Program Chairs
Martin Sang-Soo Yeo, Mokwon University, Korea
Yu Chen, State University of New York, USA
Sartaj Sahni, University of Florida, USA
Li Zha, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

** Workshop Chairs
Changhoon Lee, Hanshin University, Korea
Weisong Shi, Wayne State U., USA
Chun-Cheng Lin, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

** Steering Committee
Kemal Ebcioglu, Global Supercomputing, USA (Chair)
Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Chen Ding, University of Rochester, USA
Jack Dongarra, Univ of Tennessee, USA
Guangrong Gao, Univ of Delaware, USA
Daniel Reed, Univ of North Carolina, USA
Yang Xiang, Central Queensland U, Australia
Zhiwei Xu, Inst of Computing Tech, China
Yoichi Muraoka, Waseda Univ, Japan
Jean-Luc Gaudiot, University of California Irvine, USA
Guojie Li, The Institute of Computing Technology, China

** Publicity Chairs
Hoojin Lee, Hansung University, Korea
Nazim Agoulmine, University of Evry, France
Hsi-Ya Chang, National Center for High Performance Computing,Taiwan
Ibrahim Kamel, University of Sharjah, UAE
Li Shen, NUDT, China

** Finance Chair
Yang Sun Lee, Chosun University, Korea

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  Submission Guidelines
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Papers must strictly adhere to page limits as follows.
- Full Paper: 8 pages (Max 2 extra pages allowed at additional cost)
- Regular Paper: 6 pages (Max 2 extra pages allowed at additional cost)
Papers exceeding the page limits will be rejected without review.

A submitted paper must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed
10 pages in LNCS style, including tables and figures, and must be
formatted in PDF format. You can find the LNCS formatting information on
http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0.
Submission of a paper entails a commitment that, if the paper is accepted,
at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference
to present the work.

** Online Submission System : http://www.editorialsystem.net/npc2012/

** IMPORTANT NOTICE: Submitting a paper to NPC 2012 means that
if the paper is accepted, at least one author will attend the conference
to present the paper.

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  Important Dates
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- Workshop proposals due: December 10, 2011
- Full paper submission due: March 30, 2012 (Extended)
- Notification of acceptance: April 10, 2012
- Camera-ready paper upload due: May 18, 2012
- Authors registration due: May 18, 2012
- Conference dates: September 6-8, 2012

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  Publications
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The Conference Proceedings will be published as LNCS (indexed by EI, ISTP,
and SCOPUS) series published by Springer (confirmed). Papers will be  
selected
based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and
clarity of presentation.

Distinguished selected papers accepted and presented in NPC 2012, after
further revisions, will be published in the special issues of the following
international journals:

- The Journal of Supercomputing - Springer (SCI)
- Cluster Computing (CC) - Springer (SCI-E)
- Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (HCIS), Springer
- Journal of Convergence (JoC), FTRA Publising
- International Journal of Information Technology, Communications and
   Convergence (IJITCC), InderScience.

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  Call for Workshops
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We encourage researches to submit their workshop proposals (according to
the guidelines available at NPC-11 web site to Prof. Changhoon Lee
(cryptography1 at gmail.com) with the subject "NPC-12 WORKSHOP PROPOSAL".
http://www.npc2012.org/workshops.php

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  Awards
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The organizing committee will offer FTRA best paper award for the best paper
which will be presented at the banquet.

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  Contacts
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If you have any questions about the CFPs and papers submission,
please email to Prof. James J. Park (parkjonghyuk1 at hotmail.com) and
Prof. Martin Sang-Soo Yeo (sangsooyeo at gmail.com).